November 24, 2005
- European scientists publish a study in Science that indicates that the current carbon dioxide content of the air is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. The data for this study was obtained by the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica from analyzing air bubbles enclosed in ice. (AP/YahooNews)
- Professor Hwang Woo-suk resigns from all public posts, including that of chairman of the World Stem Cell Hub and apologises for using human eggs from his own researchers and those bought from donors for his research (BBC), (Nature)
- A new variant of the Sober virus spreads through worldwide email systems, by fraudulently claiming to originate from the United States FBI, the CIA or the German BKA. (BBC)
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