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Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Korea's Most Celebrated Victim
From Cloning Pioneer 'Just Wanted to Leave It All Behind':
    The familiar voice sounded faint over the cell phone on Monday morning, with a ring of weariness from too much happening too fast. But Prof. Hwang Woo-suk has been through much in recent weeks: he has been hounded by investigative reporters, apologized for ethical lapses as he pushed ahead with ground-breaking research, and quit all his official posts. It has now been 11 days since he told his inner circle, "I hate the world,” and left the city for the respite of a secluded country home.
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