Disgraced expert seeks funding for pet cloning firm: scientist

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

SEOUL(AFP) — South Korea's disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk is seeking foreign investors for his new pet cloning business, a scientist close to him said Thursday.

Hwang has set up a biotech firm capitalised at 1.3 million dollars, said the scientist, Park Se-Pill. It will focus on cloning pets for the time being but will also engage in research on producing organs for transplants, he said.

"Dr Hwang told me a few days ago that he wants to receive foreign investment through this company," Park told AFP, adding that US investors are interested in his expertise.

Hwang also wants to resume research into the cloning of human embryonic stem cells to try to clear his name, he said.

Hwang has been banned from research using human eggs after his claims...