U.S. Scientist Entangled in Stem Cell Scam (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060126/ap_on_sc/stem_cell_scientist"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060126/capt.px10301261003.pa_stem_cell_scientist_px103.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=heZZx0ivxWUkwK2t.Bi9ZQ--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="South Korean stem cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk, left, and Dr. Gerald Schatten of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, look at Snuppy, the first successfully cloned dog, after a news conference at the Seoul National University, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005. But Schatten abruptly ended his 20-month partnership with Hwang just three months later, accusing the renowned South Korean of unethical practices in experiments for a 2004 report claiming Hwang had created the world's first stem cells from cloned human embryos. Investigators later said much of Hwang's work was faked. The uproar has prompted a University of Pittsburgh investigation and driven Schatten from public view while questions swirl about his dealings with Hwang. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Five months ago, a smiling Dr. Gerald Schatten appeared before reporters alongside South Korean stem cell researcher Dr. Hwang Woo-suk to present a scientific feat — the first cloned dog.</p><br clear=all>