鈥淭his is a unique fraud case in the academic world. He deceived our people and the world and embezzled funds by using fabricated data.鈥�
Statement by the prosecutors on the opening day of the trial of South Korea鈥檚 now disgraced scientist Woo-Suk Hwang. If found guilty, Hwang could face five years in jail (AFP, 20 June)
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Linda Bradfield, one of 11 cousins in the US whose stomachs were removed after genetic testing revealed they all had the same flawed gene responsible for a rare hereditary stomach cancer (Associated Press, 18 June)
鈥淚 don鈥檛 worry when my guns are used for national liberation or defence. But when I see peaceful people killed and wounded, I get very distressed.鈥�
Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK47 rifle, adds to calls for an international treaty to curb sales of the gun ahead of a UN conference on the small-arms trade (The Times, London, 19 June)
鈥淲e located four victims. One was infected, but for the others, there was heartbreak and stress for them and their current partners as they waited for test results.鈥�
Brian McClusky, a detective sergeant in the UK police, on the sentencing of Sarah Jane Porter, an HIV-positive woman from London jailed for infecting her partners with the virus (BBC online, 19 June)
鈥淚 will never be able to lead a normal life, but I hope I鈥檒l be able to take care of myself.鈥�
Yao Defen, the world鈥檚 tallest woman at 2.36 metres, on her hopes that treatment in Shanghai, China, will stop a brain tumour from making her overproduce human growth hormone (Reuters, 15 June)