Imagine If There Was No Public Scrutiny or Peer Review ...
.... and doctors can make unchecked dubious claims for cures???
This is why peer-review is so important, so that fraudsters and quacks are exposed. If I am a consumer of medical products and services (allopathic or otherwise), I want to make sure whatever I am ingesting is not going to kill me.
Allopaths subject themselves to such scrutiny, I do not understand why naturopaths feel that they can hide behind "mother nature" and claim that their medication is "natural" and non-toxic.
From Reuters' Newswire Service:
South Koreans view fallen scientist with shame, sorrow
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans reacted with sorrow, shock and shame on Friday when a scientist they once hailed as a national hero resigned from his post after a panel said data in one of his most-celebrated papers was intentionally fabricated.
Hwang Woo-suk had been called the pride of South Korea for bringing the country to the global forefront of stem cell and cloning studies.
An investigative panel at Seoul National University, where Hwang has his laboratory, said the researcher should shoulder responsibility for faked data in a landmark paper his team published on producing tailored embryonic stem cells.
A student of South Korean stem-cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk cries after Hwang apologized and left his office at the Seoul National University in Seoul December 23, 2005.
"This is our shame," said Oh Chang-hwan, a senior consultant at SK Securities.
"This case will have a negative impact on the confidence of Korean science. More importantly, it will deprive the disabled of their hopes that they may be able to recover some day with the help of Professor Hwang's breakthroughs," Oh said.
Hwang's research was billed as fulfilling one of the basic promises of embryonic stem-cell science -- growing patient-specific tissue that could be transplanted to repair damaged body parts.
South Korea even commissioned stamps highlighting the potential of Hwang's research that showed a person rising from a wheelchair, standing and embracing a loved one.
"The disabled who had hopes for Dr. Hwang's research will be unhappy with the results," said Kim Ji-min, 28, an office worker.
"I just can't understand why someone who was hailed as a national hero would do such a thing," Kim said.
Hwang's troubles started in late November when he admitted to ethical lapses in procuring human eggs for his research. Media attention then snowballed, and soon there were reports that his fundamental findings were flawed.
"It is so regrettable that what we once had doubted turned out to be a fact," said Yoo Ji-young, 25, an office worker.
Hwang apologised on Friday but said patient-tailored embryonic stem cells were South Korean technology and it would be confirmed.
Supporters of Hwang stood by their scientist.
"Dr. Hwang said confidently that the people will see that he truly has the technology. People will have to eat their words," wrote one unidentified person on a Korean-language Web site called "ilovehws" -- short for "I love Hwang Woo-suk" -- at http://cafe.daum.net/ilovehws.
The ruling Uri Party and the main opposition Grand National Party said the news was devastating, but they hoped the country could move forward.
"We must use this opportunity to increase support and research in biotechnology and upgrade our monitoring system," the Uri Party said in a statement.
This is why peer-review is so important, so that fraudsters and quacks are exposed. If I am a consumer of medical products and services (allopathic or otherwise), I want to make sure whatever I am ingesting is not going to kill me.
Allopaths subject themselves to such scrutiny, I do not understand why naturopaths feel that they can hide behind "mother nature" and claim that their medication is "natural" and non-toxic.
From Reuters' Newswire Service:
South Koreans view fallen scientist with shame, sorrow
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans reacted with sorrow, shock and shame on Friday when a scientist they once hailed as a national hero resigned from his post after a panel said data in one of his most-celebrated papers was intentionally fabricated.
Hwang Woo-suk had been called the pride of South Korea for bringing the country to the global forefront of stem cell and cloning studies.
An investigative panel at Seoul National University, where Hwang has his laboratory, said the researcher should shoulder responsibility for faked data in a landmark paper his team published on producing tailored embryonic stem cells.
A student of South Korean stem-cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk cries after Hwang apologized and left his office at the Seoul National University in Seoul December 23, 2005.
"This is our shame," said Oh Chang-hwan, a senior consultant at SK Securities.
"This case will have a negative impact on the confidence of Korean science. More importantly, it will deprive the disabled of their hopes that they may be able to recover some day with the help of Professor Hwang's breakthroughs," Oh said.
Hwang's research was billed as fulfilling one of the basic promises of embryonic stem-cell science -- growing patient-specific tissue that could be transplanted to repair damaged body parts.
South Korea even commissioned stamps highlighting the potential of Hwang's research that showed a person rising from a wheelchair, standing and embracing a loved one.
"The disabled who had hopes for Dr. Hwang's research will be unhappy with the results," said Kim Ji-min, 28, an office worker.
"I just can't understand why someone who was hailed as a national hero would do such a thing," Kim said.
Hwang's troubles started in late November when he admitted to ethical lapses in procuring human eggs for his research. Media attention then snowballed, and soon there were reports that his fundamental findings were flawed.
"It is so regrettable that what we once had doubted turned out to be a fact," said Yoo Ji-young, 25, an office worker.
Hwang apologised on Friday but said patient-tailored embryonic stem cells were South Korean technology and it would be confirmed.
Supporters of Hwang stood by their scientist.
"Dr. Hwang said confidently that the people will see that he truly has the technology. People will have to eat their words," wrote one unidentified person on a Korean-language Web site called "ilovehws" -- short for "I love Hwang Woo-suk" -- at http://cafe.daum.net/ilovehws.
The ruling Uri Party and the main opposition Grand National Party said the news was devastating, but they hoped the country could move forward.
"We must use this opportunity to increase support and research in biotechnology and upgrade our monitoring system," the Uri Party said in a statement.
posted by Q-Buster at 10:54 AM
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