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Nature 444, 12-13 (2 November 2006) | doi:10.1038/444012a; Published online 1 November 2006

Hwang takes the stand at fraud trial

David Cyranoski

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Korea's fallen star begins his defence.

Woo Suk Hwang has taken the stand in court in his defence for the first time. The once-lauded cloning expert was confident and at times defiant as he struck back at the prosecution's claims that he embezzled money, committed fraud and broke a bioethics law, at one point citing dealings with the Russian mafia to explain himself.