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Tag Archives: Hwang Woo-suk

Hwang Woo-suk is Guilty!

October 26, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

After three years and 43 hearings, the Korean court finally decided to put an end to the whole Hwang scandal. Hwang was sentenced to 2 years in prison but the […]

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daily doilies, natural science

Korea allows research on human embryos, but Hwang Woo-suk doesn’t get to do it

April 29, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Spurred by the Obama administration’s lift on a previous ban on human embryonic stem cell research in the United State, South Korea is also lifting its ban, the JoongAng Daily. […]

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daily doilies, natural science

RNL Claims Stem Cell Treatment Relieved Arthritis

April 6, 2009by arcticpenguin 9 Comments

A press release from RNL BIO claims that their stem cell treatment helped an American artist with a severe case of arthritis. I would be skeptical, but I’ve seen dogs […]

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natural science

Hwang gets ownership of (disputed) stem cell technology

January 12, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Hwang Woo-suk, the disgraced veterinary scientist who published ground-breaking stem cell research based on fraudulent data, is receiving ownership of the work he did at Seoul National University (SNU) before […]

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Aussies may back up alleged cloning technology

September 26, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Australia’s intellectual property protection organization is on the brink of granting a patent to disgraced stem cell scientist Woo-suk Hwang on his alleged technology of cloning human embryos. IP Australia […]

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Stocks Skyrocket on Cloning News

May 28, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

On the Kosdaq, Hwang Woo-suk- or at least news regarding Hwang Woo-suk- has triggered ups and downs for the past few years. Most recently, the announcement that Hwang will clone […]

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Harvard team explains Hwang’s stem cell fraud

August 3, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

For the first time, a Harvard science team led by Korean scientists proved that Hwang’s NT-1 stem cell was achieved by parthenogenesis, not somatic stem cell transfer. Hwang has maintained […]

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The scientists who cloned the wolves made some mathematical mistakes

April 16, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

What is behind the controversy in the cloning of grey wolves? Following the Korean achievement of cloning the world’s first dog in 2005, a paper about another first by Korean […]

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn (she/her) is an associate professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments such as livestreaming, esports, virtual worlds, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation/maintenance of online safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies & digital patronage (creator-supporter dynamics), and 3) news consumption via social media.

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