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Poor national mechanisms for accountability, competition, transparency and ethical oversight allowed Hwang Woo-Suk's descent into ethical, and ultimately scientific, misconduct.
If there's a positive message to take away from the FDA's seemingly endless troubles in 2005, it may be that smaller companies are increasingly registering on the agency's radar.