South Korean Scientist at Center of Mammoth Cell Clone Dispute

July 16, 2015

(UPI) – Controversial South Korean stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk is at the center of another dispute, this time involving the cloning of mammoths. Hwang, who successfully cloned an Afghan hound in 2005, had sought the help of another South Korean scientist, Park Se-pil of Jeju National University, on a project that involved replicating preserved mammoth cells found in Siberia, Yonhap reported on Wednesday.