Opening the World Stem Cell Center in Korea

South Korea has just opened a new academy for researchers around the world to study stem cells from human embryos.

Under the leadership of Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk, the World Stem Cell Center in Seoul, Korea will be the main center for an international consortium to conduct research on cells. origin.

Satellite research institutes will also be established in the United Kingdom and the city of San Francisco in the western United States. The center aims to help scientists from countries like the United States avoid the restrictions their government imposes on stem cell research.

Taking human embryonic stem cells is often linked to embryonic destruction, a practice that opponents say kill a potential for life.

However, many scientists say that the study of stem cells may lead to treatment for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.