Dr Woo Suk Hwang Scandal

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Although there was more than one author of the condemned research paper, Doctor Woo Suk Hwang was fully aware while conducting his experiments of his wrong doings and the charges against him showed he held the majority of the blame. He was, “found guilty of embezzlement and bioethical violations but cleared of fraud.” (Nature Journal, 2009)The first piece of information that came to light that made people question the highly respected Dr Hwang’s authenticity, was when female researchers whom he worked with claimed he had paid them for their eggs to use in his human cloning experiments. After scrutiny he was forced to admit to illegally buying human eggs and claimed he was unaware it was against the law. Following this initial controversy yet

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