Korea ended the argument about wolf clones

Seoul National University (South Korea) yesterday confirmed a group of researchers cloned two wolves, ending weeks of controversy over whether the group had faked data to

2 wolves named Snuwolf and Snuwolffy (Photo: .physorg.com)

exaggerated achievement.

Two tests determined that "the wolves displayed (in the Seoul Zoo) were cloned", according to the Commission's statement on the honesty in research of Seoul National University, the news agency reported. The AP leads again. The committee said the team did not knowingly " manipulate " the data, but gave an incorrect number of DNA information.

Researcher Lee Byeong-chun in March declared his group successfully cloned two wolves named Snuwolf and Snuwolffy, both of whom were born in October 2005. However, the authenticity of the replication work was later questioned when many young Korean scientists made allegations of data manipulation.