The panel later confirmed the two remaining stem cell lines were also fake.
Scientists hope to someday use stem cells — master cells that can grow into any body tissue — to treat ailments such as Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.
Creating stem cells genetically matched to a specific patient would be a major breakthrough, because they would less likely to be rejected by patients' immune systems.
Seoul National University is expected next week to release the final results of its investigations, including those into Hwang's earlier purported breakthroughs, including the world's first cloned dog.
— Associated Press
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