Japan’s Riken Institute admits to falsification in ‘game-changing’ stem cell studyTech TimesThe Riken Institute in Japan, a premier research facility, has admitted that research published in Nature may have been falsified by lead author Haruko Obokata. The study was heralded as groundbreaking in the field of stem cell research, by creating … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Boston GlobeTOKYO (AP) — Data in a widely heralded stem–cell research paper was falsified, a Japanese government-funded laboratory said Tuesday, as the lead researcher accused of the malpractice denied any wrongdoing. The research from the Riken Center for … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New York Daily NewsUncredited/ASSOCIATED PRESS Biology researcher Haruko Obokata, the lead author of a widely heralded stem–cell research paper, speaks about her research results on stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP) cells during a press conference … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
NPR (blog)What is it with stem cell research? Despite solid science from many corners, the scandals never seem to stop. In this case, after a lofty international announcement in January, it only took about two months for the other shoe to drop. A scientific … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The IndependentThe Japanese scientist who stunned the world earlier this year with an experiment showing that stem cells can be created from skin by simply exposing it to weak acid solution has been found guilty of scientific misconduct by her own research institute. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Scientist Guilty of Falsifying DataTIMEHaruko Obokata, a stem cell scientist at the RIKEN Center for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, has been found guilty of misconduct by a committee of investigators led by her own government-funded institute after other researchers questioned the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Researcher Accused Of Falsifying Data & ImagesHuffington PostTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top research body on Tuesday accused the lead writer of stem cell papers hailed as a game-changer in the field of medical biology of misconduct involving fabrication, but the scientist called the findings unacceptable. Two … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem–cell scientist found guilty of misconductNature.comA committee investigating problems in papers claiming a method to apply stress to create embryonic like cells has found the lead researcher guilty of scientific misconduct. The judgement is the latest twist — but not the final word — in the bizarre … …read more &nbs… Continue reading