Japanese lab weighing retraction of stem cell research over “discrepancies”CBS NewsRiken president Ryoji Noyori (2nd R) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014. A Japanese research institute said March 14 it may retract a study that promised a revolutionary way to create stem cells after claims its data was faulty … … Continue reading
Japanese lab investigating its stem cell researchPhilippine StarTOKYO — A Japanese government-funded laboratory said Friday that it has found “inappropriate handling” of data in a widely heralded stem–cell research paper, but has yet to discover anything that amounts to misconduct. In an interim report released … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Major stem cell study debunked on scientific social networkWired.co.ukResearchGate has found itself at the centre of an international debunking of a Japanese paper that claimed to have found a simple way to generate pluripotent stem cells. The social network for scientists launched in 2008 as a push back against … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Japan STAP stem cell researchers’ errors not intentional, RIKEN saysLos Angeles TimesThe Japanese research institution at the center of a growing controversy over a new type of stem cells said Friday that its investigation of four scientists has confirmed two instances of “inappropriate” behavior but that neither case was severe enough … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Japan’s Riken apologizes for errors in two stem cell studiesChicago TribuneTOKYO — Japan’s Riken center apologized Friday for errors in a pair of studies that had outlined a simpler, quicker way of making stem cells and said the institute is considering urging the scientists to retract it. Riken will impose a penalty if … …read … Continue reading
Nobel laureate calls handing of stem cell research data ‘sloppy’ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) – The Nobel Prize-winning head of a Japanese institute whose scientists’ work on stem cells was hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology called the lead researcher’s handling of the data “extremely sloppy” and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boston GlobeA Japanese research center’s investigation of two controversial stem cell papers has found “significant discrepancies” that its president on Friday termed “extremely regrettable,” and three coauthors have agreed to consider retracting the work based on …Obokata to withdraw much-maligned thesis on stem cellsThe Japan Timesstem–cell researchThe Seattle TimesStudy Called an Advance in Stem Cells … Continue reading
Evidence Mounts Against Reprogrammed Stem Cell PapersScience NewsTOKYO—Amid mounting allegations of problematic images and plagiarism, the lead author and two co-authors are considering retracting two controversial papers describing a simple method for creating stem cells known as STAP (stimulus-triggered … …read more &nbs… Continue reading