Playing with Data

Stem cell pioneer Hwang Woo-suk shakes hands with his fellow researchers as he returns to his office at Seoul National University’s Veterinary College on Monday morning

When questioned of his credibility as a scientist and the authenticity of his work, should a scientist “proudly” come forth to prove against and clear up all the suspicions? For any sign of hesitating to do it only shows his being guilty of possible wrongdoing or even fraudulent fabrication? How naive is their belief that a scientific achievement is a mere set of data, the testing of which just reveals the truth.

Quote of the day

"I have seen posts where those opposed to embryonic stem cell research jump to the conclusion that because one part of this research can be questionned all of it can be disregarded. It is unfortunate that debates on such important facts can be won or lost by such tricks. We do win or lose our struggles for the minds of our fellows with such maneuvers though. It is naive to disregard that."

By Frederick