Woo suk hwang biography of mahatma
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Korean animal scientist clones anthropoid stem cells
Dylan Forest
From Beast PEOPLE, June 1995:
SEOUL––“Ineverdestroyanylife
duringmyprocess,”SeoulNationalUniversity
stemcellresearchlaboratorydirectorWooSuk
HwangrecentlytoldNewYorkTimescorre-
spondentJamesBrooke.
WooSukHwangonMay20,2005
announcedthathehadbecomethefirstscientist
tosuccessfullyclonehumanstemcells––“a
majorleap,”wroteBrooke,“towardthedream
ofgrowingreplacementtissuesforconditions
likespinalcordinjuries,juvenilediabetes,and
congenitalimmunedeficiencies.”
SaidWooSukHwang,“Weuseonly
avacant[unfertilized]egg,withnogenetic
materials”fromwhichtoformanembryo.
Trainedasaveterinarian,WooSuk
Hwang,52,wasraisedbyawidowedmother
whosupportedsixchildrenasadairyhand.
“Icouldcommunicatewithcowseye
toeye,”WooSukHwangtoldBrooke.
WooSukHwangisadevoutpractic-
ingBuddhist,wroteApoorvaMandavilliina
profileforthejournalNatureMedicine.
ButinconversingwithBrooke,Woo
SukHwangappearedtoreferonlytonever
destroyinganyhumanlife.Hispastachieve-
mentshaveincludedproducingthefirstcow
conceivedinSouthKoreathroughinvitrofer-
Dylan Forest
From ANIMAL Citizenry, June 1995:
EndangeredParrots
Revisededition,byRosemaryLow.
Blandford(distributedintheU.S.bySterlingPublishingCo.,
387ParkAvenueSouth,NewYork,NY10016-8810),19
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In Conversation with Professor John Rasko AO
Professor John Rasko is a globally pre-eminent physician-scientist whose work on regenerative medicine and biotechnology is fundamentally changing our understanding of diseases and their cures.
His 2018 Boyer Lectures detail both the promises and pitfalls of gene and cell-based strategies to cure and prevent disease. As co-author of the recently published book Flesh Made New, he argues that the great hope offered by regenerative medicine for human health has been compromised by unrealistic expectations and outright fraud. Professor Rasko highlights the uncertainties and false promises that litter the path to a healthier, science-based future.
In this interview in the Griffith University series A Better Future For All, Kerry O’Brien spoke to Professor Rasko about science, stem-cell research and the future of medicine.
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Professor Carolyn Evans, Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome. My name is Carolyn Evans. I’m the Vice Chancellor and President of Griffith University, the co-host of this event along with HOTA, Home of the Arts here on the beautiful Gold Coast. Can I begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of
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