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Stem-cell fraudster Hwang Woo-suk loses Libya contract

By Wed, Mar 02, 2011 8:44PM UTC View Comments South Korean disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk. Pic: AP.

Hwang Woo-suk, a Korean stem-cell researcher who fell from grace in a 2005 fraud scandal, has lost his latest research project: a clinic and research lab near Tripoli, Libya.  The project, between the Libyan government and Hwang’s Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, was canceled among the ongoing revolt in that country. Hwang had received a 600,000 euro ($832,000) retainer...

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