Due to some ethical issues, in 2006, Hwang Woo-suk, was stripped of his stem cell research license but since then he has claimed to clone about eight coyotes making use of techniques that were first made when he cloned a dog in 2005.

Asbestos, a highly hazardous mineral fiber, has been banned to use in most developed countries because of its lethal negative effects on health including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer in the protective lining of the body’s major organs and cavities. However, throughout the 20th century it was commonly used as a construction material to be used in drywall, pipe lagging and insulation.

After the outbreak of foot and mouth diseases in South Korea, the government here has culled around 3.3 million pigs, 6.2 million herd of poultry and more than 150,000 cattle. But this fight against the worst ever outbreak of FMD has cost South Korea nearly 3 trillion won (S$3.4 billion) so far.

As stated by South Korea’s Prime Minister, Kim Hwang Sik after noticing a decrease in the number of cases, the government would now lower its disease alert to 'watch' from 'seriousness'.  

Member of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Rodong Sinmun, on Saturday had encouraged South Korea for responding to the DPRK dialogue proposal with practical measures. He claimed that the South Korean authorities wish to have a dialogue with DPRK while performing large scale military exercises is doubtable.

Bird flu level in South Korea has been raised following detection of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that were found at poultry farms in about four places and S. Korea is already battling a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

Concerns about foot-and-mouth disease have increased following two cases of foot-and-mouth disease at separate livestock farms in South Korea.

A pig farm in Boryeong, 106 miles southwest of the South Korean capital of Seoul was tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, according to the South Korea's farm ministry.

In the wake of the worst outbreak of the highly contagious animal disease, South Korea Wednesday raised its alert for foot-and-mouth disease to the highest level serious.

Concerns have been raised that the disease can have a devastating impact on the country's livestock industry, the disease, at farms about 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was first confirmed on November 29 and has extensively spread to other parts of the country.