Cloned Coyotes?

Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk and a team of colleagues claim to have cloned the wild canine.

Written byBob Grant

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Hwang Woo-Suk, the South Korean stem cell scientist who was found guilty of fabricating human embryo cloning research in 2005, and a team of colleagues have announced that they've cloned coyotes for the very first time. Hwang presented 8 coyotes, born in June, that he and his coworkers claim to have cloned as part of a project—funded by the country's Gyeonggi Province—aiming to clone several wild animal species.

Once considered a national hero and even bestowed the title of "Supreme Scientist" after claiming to clone human embryonic stem cells in 2004 and 2005, Hwang was later charged with embezzlement, fraud, and bioethics violations after it was found that he had faked many aspects of his research.

A team headed by Hwang was, however, successful in ...

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Bob Grant
From 2017 to 2022, Bob Grant was Editor in Chief of The Scientist, where he started in 2007 as a Staff Writer. Before joining the team, he worked as a reporter at Audubon and earned a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. In his previous life, he pursued a career in science, getting a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology from Montana State University and a master’s degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Bob edited Reading Frames and other sections of the magazine.
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