Gov't strips disgraced stem cell researcher of top science award
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Source: South Korea
Published: 2026-07-15 12:47 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Science, Education, Asia, South Korea, Asia Pacific, Technology
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SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's highest science and technology award presented in 2004 to former Seoul National University professor Hwang Woo-suk whose stem cell research was later found to have been fabricated was revoked this week, 22 years after it was conferred, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
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