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
Obokata, stem cell “scientist”, found guilty of misconductio9Obokata, stem cell "scientist", found guilty of misconduct. Haruko Obokata, the lead author behind creating stem cells through stress, has been found guilty of misconduct by the RIKEN institute. RIKEN set up a panel to investigate six … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
NewsweekDr. Haruko Obokata, a rising star of the scientific community and lead author on two papers heralded as revolutionizing to the field of stem cell research, has been found guilty of scientific misconduct by Japan’s leading research institute. The … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Japanese institute says “breakthrough” stem cell study was fabricatedCBS NewsRIKEN research institute President Ryoji Noyori bows during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Scientists at the RIKEN, a Japanese government-funded laboratory, said Tuesday it found that data in a widely heralded stem–cell research … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
‘Phony’ Stem Cell Researcher To Be PunishedDiscovery NewsA Japanese research institute said Tuesday it will punish a scientist after a probe found a ground-breaking study on the production of stem cells was fabricated. Riken Institute head, Ryoji Noyori, who jointly won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2001 … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The GuardianA young researcher who shot to fame in scientific circles when she published an apparently radical and simple way to create stem cells has been found guilty of misconduct by a committee charged with investigating her work. Haruko Obokata, at the Riken … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Morning Break: Obamacare Snafu, Stem Cell DebacleMedPage TodayJapan’s RIKEN agency accused one its scientists, lead author of a January 2014 paper purporting to describe a simple new method for generating pluripotent stem cells from adult cells, of fabricating data — which the scientist denied, Reuters reports. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
ScientistOver the past five years, there has been a jump in the number of cell therapy products commercially distributed by companies in the U.S., with eight cell therapy products receiving approval since 2009. Once such therapies are approved for the market, … …read more &nbs… Continue reading