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The scientist who falsely claimed breakthroughs in creating stem cells from cloned human embryos plans to resume research next month, his lawyer said Wednesday.
However, Hwang Woo Suk faces legal hurdles as he is no longer authorized to conduct such research in South Korea.
Hwang has secured enough private funding to open a laboratory in Seoul early next month, said his lawyer.
“Dr. Hwang feels that the only way to win people’s forgiveness and reclaim his honor is to resume research and show accomplishments,” said his lawyer.
Seoul National University, where Hwang used to work, concluded that his claims to have created the world’s first stem cells from cloned human embryos were fabricated, and fired him earlier this year.
