NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 28th June 2006 02:32 PM GMT] The remarkable tale of disgraced South Korean researcher Hwang Woo-suk has taken another startling twist. It turns out he?s planning to open his own lab in Seoul next month, using private money to do conduct animal cloning and perhaps human embryonic stem cell research.
Nobody will need reminding of Hwang?s high-profile woes. Once a national hero, he was forced to leave his post... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 19th June 2006 06:52 AM GMT] Australian stem cell researchers got some bad news today when newspapers reported that senior ministers in the national government are going to ignore the advice of an independent review that had recommended somatic cell nuclear transfer be permitted for research.
That might have been the advice, but at a Cabinet meeting today ministers are expected to retain the status quo. Two of the main figures behind the decision are health minister... Click to continue
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NewsBlog: [Entry posted at 5th June 2006 11:51 AM GMT] The UK?s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) announced a couple of days ago that it had appointed Michael Wakelam, currently of the University of Birmingham, to be its director as of January 1 next year.
Wakelam looks to be a good match for the institute, which conducts research and training in the mechanisms of cell communication and gene regulation. His own area of expertise is cell signaling,... Click to continue
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