Disgraced cloner seeks licence in comeback bid.

The article reports on Korean researcher Woo Suk Hwang's application for a new license to work on human embryonic stem cells to replace his revoked one. Hwang's license was revoked after it was found out that his 2006 work on human embryonic stem cells was fabricated. He is still on trial after being charged with fraud, embezzlement and violation of Korean bioethics law. His application is expected to be decided by the Korean science ministry on April 2008. Aside from his license application, Hwang's name also appeared on at least three papers, that discuss improvements in pig cloning from new methods of cultivating porcine eggs, which he worked on after he was fired at the Seoul National University in South Korea.