Disgraced cloning scientist loses Korean citizenship after becoming UAE national

VNExpress - Nov 11, 2026

Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean scientist whose landmark stem cell papers were found to be fabricated, has lost his Korean citizenship after becoming a UAE national and says he has applied to get it back.

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