He (Hwang) really is the face of stem cell research and cloning research right now. He has been lionized in some ways. Researchers in other countries are all too eager to see him go down in flames. |
I am sure anti stem-cell activists will use this to show that there are problems with this science and that it is not effectively regulated. |
This is already a sensitive area of research because of the use of embryos and because of the connection to cloning -- that is a hot word for people. |