The data . . . was intentionally fabricated, not an accidental error, and this constituted major misconduct.
It is our priority to figure out whether the data used in the experiments had been falsified or not.
We learned that the two cell lines from which Hwang fabricated photos of the other nine cells for the Science paper do not match the DNA of patients who contributed ... cells.
Whether the two cells were tailor-made can be found out after the panel's DNA tests are completed.
We are looking into how many human eggs were used in his research, but so far we have found that the number of eggs exceeds the ones presented in the Science paper.
We believe that the number of eggs he used was far more than he has reported.
We determined that this is a grave misconduct that damages the foundation of science.
If the allegations of falsified studies prove true, appropriate disciplinary actions are unavoidable. We will base our investigations on first- hand interviews with Hwang and his research team.
The panel couldn't find stem cells that match patients' DNA . . . and it believes that Hwang's team doesn't have scientific data to prove that (such stem cells) were made.
It is difficult for Professor Hwang not to avoid taking major responsibility.
