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Top Japan lab dismisses ground-breaking stem cell study – Yahoo News

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Top Japan lab dismisses ground-breaking stem cell study
Yahoo News
On Friday the government-backed Riken institute, which sponsored the study, said embryonic stem cells had been added in the process of the research, hammering Obokata’s contention that she had found an easier way to generate new stem cells in the lab.
‘STAP cells’ claimed by Obokata were likely embryonic stem cellsThe Japan Times
Top Japan lab dismisses scandal-hit stem cell study, once lauded as ground The Straits Times
Riken investigative panel finds 2 more cases of misconduct by Obokata in STAP Mainichi Daily News

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Top Japan lab dismisses ground-breaking stem cell study
Raw Story
Japan’s top research institute on Friday hammered the final nail in the coffin of what was once billed as a ground-breaking stem cell study, dismissing it as flawed and saying the work could have been fabricated. The revelations come a week after a
‘STAP cells’ claimed by Obokata were likely embryonic stem cellsThe Japan Times
STAP Cells ‘Likely Never Existed’Wall Street Journal

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Did stem cells really help Gordie Howe?
U-T San Diego
Hockey legend Gordie Howe is making a dramatic recovery from a serious stroke thanks to stem cell therapy developed by San Diego-based Stemedica, his family says. Some medical scientists aren’t so sure, however. Howe, 86, suffered the stroke in late …
Novastem uses Stemedica’s stem cell products to treat patient in ischemic News-Medical.net

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U-T San Diego

Did stem cells really help Gordie Howe?
U-T San Diego
Hockey legend Gordie Howe is making a dramatic recovery from a serious stroke thanks to stem cell therapy developed by San Diego-based Stemedica, his family says. Some medical scientists aren’t so sure, however. Howe, 86, suffered the stroke in late …
Novastem uses Stemedica’s stem cell products to treat patient in ischemic News-Medical.net

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Mainichi Daily News

‘STAP cells’ claimed by Obokata were likely embryonic stem cells
The Japan Times
An investigative panel under the government-backed Riken research institute announced Friday that the so-called STAP stem cells described in the research papers lead-authored by Haruko Obokata were created from embryonic stem (ES) cells. It also said
Riken investigative panel finds 2 more cases of misconduct by Obokata in STAP Mainichi Daily News

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