Disgraced cloning scientist blames fraud on juniors

Disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk asked forgiveness from fellow South Koreans today for his fraudulent publications on human stem cell research, but blamed the scandal on junior researchers who he said deceived him.

“I ask for your forgiveness,” Hwang told a nationally-televised news conference in Seoul. “I feel so miserable that it’s difficult even to say sorry.”