Fairfield vet hospital performs stem cell treatmentsWLWT CincinnatiOfficials said Woodridge Veterinary Hospital is one of the few places that have performed these procedures. On Friday Bosco, an 11-year-old Labrador, was in for surgery on his arthritic knees. Doctors took fat out of Bosco, extracted the stem cells and … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell pioneer picked as commencement speakerAlbany Democrat HeraldAnn Kiessling, who earned a doctorate in biochemistry and biophysics from OSU in 1971 and now directs the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation, will address the Class of 2014 at graduation ceremonies in Reser Stadium. A native of Baker City, … and more …read more &nbs… Continue reading
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