Nuclear Transfer Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Studies in Korea : Bio-nationalism and "Infertility Treatment" in Allegations of Unethical Behavior over Ovum Donation in the Hwang Woo Suk Stem Cell Scandal(<Special Issue>Life-Death-Medicine)

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  • 韓国のヒトクローンES細胞研究 : 「黄禹錫事態」の卵子倫理問題にみるバイオ・ナショナリズムと「不妊治療」(<特集>生命・死・医療)
  • 韓国のヒトクローンES細胞研究--「黄禹錫事態」の卵子倫理問題にみるバイオ・ナショナリズムと「不妊治療」
  • カンコク ノ ヒトクローン ES サイボウ ケンキュウ コウウセキ ジタイ ノ ランシ リンリ モンダイ ニ ミル バイオ ナショナリズム ト フニン チリョウ

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The distinctiveness of the Korean stem cell fabrication scandal, to be judged as a scientific fraud case, is that more than 2000 ova were donated and thrown away through unethical channels for the false "nuclear transfer of human embryonic stem-cells (NT-hESCs)" studies. In addition to that, the world's leading cloning expert fabricated data on embryonic stem-cell studies. This unprecedented unethical reception of a huge quantity of ova for research purposes in Korean stem-cell studies was caused by a bio-nationalism, which hopes to have Korea jump up the top of the world in bio-technology by succeeding to establish "NT-hESCs," as well as the cultural distinctiveness of "infertility treatment" having supported the rapid development of Korean bio-technology. I will examine the background of the allegations of unethical behavior over ovum donation in the Hwang Woo Suk stem-cell scandal in connection with the context of bio-nationalism and "infertility treatment" in Korea.

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