As the lead author of the papers in which fake data appeared, I hold myself wholly responsible and I admit it and apologize.
Dogs share physiological characteristics with humans. A lot of diseases that occur in dogs can be directly transferred to humans.
When the use of these stem cells is limited to a particular country, it takes much too long to create technologies usable for the whole humanity. By creating a global network, we plan to share stem cells created in each country and share information on those stem cells.
I respectfully ask legal authorities to launch an investigation as soon as possible. I am desperate to find out who switched the samples for what motive and how.
Our research team made patient-specific embryonic stem cells and we have the technology to produce them.
Technology for patient-specific embryonic stem cells belongs to South Korea. And you will find out that this is true.
I would like to have time to confirm the validity of the technology.
I feel so miserable it is difficult even to say sorry. I will be repenting for this for the rest of my life.
I feel so crushed and humiliated that I hardly have the energy to say I am sorry. I seek your forgiveness.
The use of fake data ... is what I have to take full responsibility for as first author. I acknowledge all of that and apologize once again.
