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Posted by Zonk on Friday November 25, 2005 @09:53AM from the political-setback dept.

Starker_Kull writes "Today, the first scientist to clone human egg cells, Dr. Hwang Woo-suk, was forced to resign from his post for 'breaches of ethics'. It appears that the ethical breaches consisted of overzealous assistants who volunteered their own eggs for use. After Dr. Hwang declined the offer, the assistants secretly donated their eggs under false names. After Dr. Hwang discovered the deception, he tried to cover it up to protect his researchers - but the news eventually leaked out."

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i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @09:56AM (#14112674)

...egg on his face.

sorry, but i will be here all week.

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I for one ... (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @09:57AM (#14112680)

I for one welcome our secretly cloned female Korean researcher overlords.

Sorry.

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But surely... (Score:3, Funny)

by mrRay720 ( 874710 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @09:57AM (#14112684)

...this is a breach of eggthics, not ethics?

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It's Not Over... (Score:5, Funny)

by gowen ( 141411 ) writes: <gwowen@gmail.com> on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:00AM (#14112698) Homepage Journal

Although he has resigned, the 17 identical copies of Prof. Hwang will continue to do his research for him.

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Vacancy (Score:5, Funny)

by D-Cypell ( 446534 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:02AM (#14112716)

So what you are saying is that there is a senior scientific position vacant where one of the perks could be described as "Research assistants keen to donate their eggs to the successful applicant".

Please form an orderly line... behind me.

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Not the egg donation (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:08AM (#14112742)

The problem was not the eggs themselfs but the fact that he was alwasy making omlettes!

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Re:I for one ... (Score:5, Funny)

by Vengeance ( 46019 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:31AM (#14112829)

Now now, it seems you forgot to mention that in Korea, only old people donate their eggs.

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Re:But surely... (Score:3, Funny)

by martinmarv ( 920771 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:31AM (#14112830) Homepage

The time for yolks is ova (etc)

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Non-PC Fun for English Speakers (Score:3, Funny)

by operagost ( 62405 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @10:48AM (#14112910) Homepage Journal

Imagine, if he took a new position in the USA, how his name would look in reverse on the immigration form:
Woo-Suk, Hwang
Adding insult to injury ...

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She did such good work.. (Score:4, Funny)

by Exluddite ( 851324 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @11:21AM (#14113095)

"You do such an excellent job, I wish I had ten of you around here. Hey, wait a minute!...."

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Surely, you're eggzagerating. (Score:3, Funny)

by crovira ( 10242 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @11:24AM (#14113107) Homepage

I know. I know.

You hate puns and I should stop calling you Surely.

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Re:Maybe I'm confused ... [OT] (Score:5, Funny)

by thatguywhoiam ( 524290 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @11:46AM (#14113225)

For some reason,
whenever I see
a post like this
with very short lines,
it reminds me of bad
poetry
or perhaps,
the halting speech patterns
of William
Shatner
or Donald
Rumsfeld

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Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @12:01PM (#14113291)

> sorry, but i will be here all week.

Good thing it's friday.

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Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @12:09PM (#14113329)

woo... that must suk (sorry, sorry, I'll get my coat)

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Great now we have a mad scientist... (Score:5, Funny)

by Cesaro ( 78578 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @12:09PM (#14113330) Journal

Top human cloning expert gets "humiliated." Great. Now this guy is going to go bat-shit insane, move to some small island and start wreaking havoc.

Next article is going to be "Humiliated cloning experts buys thousands of linen suits, panama hats, and a cane then moves to small tropical island."

Great....

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Woo- (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @12:44PM (#14113524)

Suks to be him!

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Re:Such Insightfull Mods (Score:3, Funny)

by tjw ( 27390 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @01:30PM (#14113773) Homepage

Modded as flamebait and troll... Sorry but my post was very serious

Have you considered trying a different username?

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Mother Nature's little mistakes (Score:2, Funny)

by ColdWetDog ( 752185 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @01:40PM (#14113829) Homepage

I just love Internet journalism:

From the caption of the picture tied to the article "South Korean cloning pioneer Woo Suk Hwang speaks to the nation during a news conference in Seoul, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005"

The picture itself: a petri dish

Dr. Hwang cloned himself as a bacterium in order to speak to the press?

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Re: "American" rock stars only? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @02:05PM (#14113956)

Sort of like American rock star mentioning that he enjoys fellatio to couple of backstage groupies. No pressure, no insinuations, but the need is serviced without question.

Are you saying that non-American rock stars are not eligible for certain types of groupie services?

I'm a British rock star, you insensitive clod!

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Re:5: Funny? (Score:3, Funny)

by Fishead ( 658061 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @03:26PM (#14114322)

On the other hand, the more it is overused, the funnier it gets. It has ceased to be funny a long time ago. Now it is just downright hilarious.

I for one welcome our "I for one" overlord jokes.

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Re:5: Funny? (Score:2, Funny)

by Chowderbags ( 847952 ) writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @04:32PM (#14114641)

I for one welcome out modded up discretionless overlords.

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Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday November 25, 2005 @05:44PM (#14115005)

I guess that's still better than being caught with sperm on his face...

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i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:5, Funny)

I for one ... (Score:4, Funny)

But surely... (Score:3, Funny)

It's Not Over... (Score:5, Funny)

Vacancy (Score:5, Funny)

Not the egg donation (Score:1, Funny)

Re:I for one ... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:But surely... (Score:3, Funny)

Non-PC Fun for English Speakers (Score:3, Funny)

She did such good work.. (Score:4, Funny)

Surely, you're eggzagerating. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Maybe I'm confused ... [OT] (Score:5, Funny)

Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:1, Funny)

Great now we have a mad scientist... (Score:5, Funny)

Woo- (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Such Insightfull Mods (Score:3, Funny)

Mother Nature's little mistakes (Score:2, Funny)

Re: "American" rock stars only? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:5: Funny? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:5: Funny? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:i guess we can safely say he has got... (Score:0, Funny)

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