Korean panel deals knockout blow to stem cell man

A South Korean panel dealt a knockout blow to disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk on Thursday, concluding that his once-celebrated team provided no data to prove a claim they had produced tailored embryonic stem cells.

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17 feared dead in north China coal mine flooding

A coal mine in north China's Shanxi province has flooded, killing two people and trapping 15 others underground, state media said Thursday. The accident took place Wednesday at the Fanjiasi mine in Dianwan town, Zuoyun county, Xinhua news agency said, citing information from the provincial coal mine work safety supervision bureau.

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