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SEOUL _ Like many scandals, this one started with an anonymous tip and a cloak-and-dagger meeting in the dead of night.
Deep Throat was a South Korean doctor in his early 30s known as "Mr. K." Last summer, he sent an e-mail to an investigative television program complaining that his former boss had fabricated groundbreaking results of human embryonic cloning. After some negotiations, he arranged to meet with the show's producer after working hours at the doctor's hospital. They found an empty office, locked the door behind them, and lowered their voices.
The outcome was anything but a whisper. The ensuing scandal has resounded around the world and may go down as one of the greatest science hoaxes of all time. Mr. K's former boss, acclaimed scientist Hwang Woo Suk, is in disgrace and has been fired by Seoul National University. South Korea's presidential advisor on science has resigned, and a massive criminal investigation is underway.
But life has not been so grand for those who broke the story, either.
Instead of plaudits for his courage, Mr. K had to...
Deep Throat was a South Korean doctor in his early 30s known as "Mr. K." Last summer, he sent an e-mail to an investigative television program complaining that his former boss had fabricated groundbreaking results of human embryonic cloning. After some negotiations, he arranged to meet with the show's producer after working hours at the doctor's hospital. They found an empty office, locked the door behind them, and lowered their voices.
The outcome was anything but a whisper. The ensuing scandal has resounded around the world and may go down as one of the greatest science hoaxes of all time. Mr. K's former boss, acclaimed scientist Hwang Woo Suk, is in disgrace and has been fired by Seoul National University. South Korea's presidential advisor on science has resigned, and a massive criminal investigation is underway.
But life has not been so grand for those who broke the story, either.
Instead of plaudits for his courage, Mr. K had to...
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