January 12, 2006

the impact of Hwang investigation findings on UK cloning research

Speakers:
Prof Alison Murdoch, granted first license in UK to do cloning research, Newcastle University
Dr Stephen Minger, Director of the Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, King’s College London
Prof Chris Shaw, Professor Of Neurology and Head Of Clinical Neuroscience, Insitute of Psychiatry
Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, Head of Developmental Genetics, MRC National Institute For Medical Research
Prof Anne McLaren, Group Leader, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute

As investigations from South Korea confirm the scientific community’s worst fears about the level of fraudulent data from Hwang’s team, the SMC has responded to the media’s requests for a background briefing about the impact of the crisis on cloning research. The following scientists answered questions from journalists on cloning research in the UK: Alison Murdoch, Stephen Minger, Chris Shaw, Robin Lovell-Badge, Anne McLaren.