On Korean Research Plans
Impressive South Korean progress in stem cell research - using a fraction of the resources employed in other regions of the world - demonstrates what can be achieved in an atmosphere of public support and enthusiasm for medical research. From the Digital Chosunilbo: "We are one step ahead: there is no need to get big-headed. For cell cloning technology to be used in clinical treatment, we need the technology to grow stem cells into particular organ tissues, and there we lag behind the U.S. and Britain ... Stem cell research can make a contribution to national wealth as well as national prestige only if it can be used in the clinical treatment of patients suffering from as-yet incurable diseases. And for that we need a safe, cheap and effective treatments using stem cells, and systematic cooperation with experts in veterinary medicine, immunology and molecular biology and other related fields."
Link: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200510/200510200031.html