User talk:Darut87

South Korea is one of the world's leading nations in stem cell and cloning research. One of the main institutions carrying out stem cell research is Seoul National University. Despite receiving research funding on a much smaller scale than other countries performing stem cell research, South Korea has gained much success and led the world in several stem cell breakthroughs and discoveries. Hwang Soo-Suk, a former researcher at Seoul National University, is responsible for most of this success, including one of the first successfully cloned dairy cows, and the first to successfully clone a dog. In Febrary 2004, Hwang's success grew as his research team announced that they had created an embryonic stem cell with the somatic cell nuclear transfer method, the first success in human somatic cell cloning, and in 2005 when his team announced that they had created 11 human embryonic stem cells. However, Hwang's reputation took a downturn following news that these two stem cell breakthroughs were reported with fabricated data and results.

Darut: some notes: 1. you need references for the material 2. you need to double check some spelling 3. is there any info on how much funding ($$) is available for this research in Korea? Is it federal or private funding? 4.I think in the sentence where you first say breakthroughs have been made, you also need to acknowledge that there has also been fraud. 5. Can you make links to any other locations to get more info (say on somatic cell nuclear transfer?) 6. Can you say any more about what is happening in South Korea other than the Hwang Soo-Suk stories? Are there other researchers? 7. Might it be useful to speak with Sara P and find out if you can search for literature from S. Korea in the data bases. This might give you some additional perspective. She might also be able to help you find some links to work -- say at the University or at independent institutions. 8. I do not think that you want much more length. This is part of the trick -- giving a good overview whiel also being concise. A Nice StartDigbymom (talk) 20:52, 9 December 2008 (UTC)

Stem Cell Research in South Korea
South Korea is one of the world's leading nations in stem cell and cloning research. One of the main institutions carrying out stem cell research is Seoul National University. Despite receiving research funding on a much smaller scale than other countries performing stem cell research, South Korea has gained much success and led the world in several stem cell breakthroughs (with exception of the 2005 data fabrication fraud). In 2005, the Korean government invested over $18 million in stem cell research, while South Korea’s Catholic church donated over $7 million for adult stem cell research to counter the more controversial embryonic stem cell research. Hwang Woo-Suk, a former researcher at Seoul National University, is responsible for most of this success, including one of the first successfully cloned dairy cows, and the first to successfully clone a dog. In February 2004, Hwang's success grew as his research team announced that they had created an embryonic stem cell with the somatic cell nuclear transfer method, the first success in human somatic cell cloning, and in 2005 when his team announced that they had created 11 human embryonic stem cells. However, Hwang's reputation took a downturn following news that these two stem cell breakthroughs were reported with fabricated data and results. In 2007, it was announced that two Korean scientists were to lead the International Stem Cell Project, a global collaborative project looking into proteins and genomes associated with stem cell research.