title: The cloning controversy.
abstract: Stem cell research has captured the imagination of many, including the scientific and medical community. But the medical community received a wake-up call early this year when a well-known researcher publicly confessed to deception. While the core question relates to honesty and integrity, it is equally necessary to examine the system that made such deception possible.
authors.affiliation: Suryodaya Centre for Health Information Pvt Ltd., Prashanthi, 11 Sivaganga Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, India. saranya@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Saranya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nandakumar
mesh_terms: D019976:Cloning, Organism; D008192:Deception; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics*; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells; D005260:Female; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007723:Korea; D053652:Nuclear Transfer Techniques; D018587:Oocyte Donation; D011643:Publishing / Q000941:ethics; D012108:Research Personnel; D015871:Scientific Misconduct