The StateTOPEKA, Kan. — A new center at the University of Kansas Medical Center that focuses on stem cell research is conducting clinical trials only eight months after it opened. Officials with the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center briefed a Kansas Senate …Scientists work to repeat stem cell findingBoston GlobeProtein synthesis studied in stem cells … Continue reading
Japan lab weighing retraction of stem cell paperWRAL.comTOKYO — A Japanese government-funded laboratory said Tuesday it is considering retracting a research paper describing a simple way of turning ordinary cells from mice into stem cells. The Riken Center for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, has been … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Japan Lab Weighing Retraction of Stem Cell PaperABC NewsA Japanese government-funded laboratory said Tuesday it is considering retracting a research paper describing a simple way of turning ordinary cells from mice into stem cells. The Riken Center for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, has been looking … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Phys.OrgThe study was touted as the third great advance in stem cells—a futuristic field that aims to reverse Alzheimer’s, cancer and other crippling or lethal diseases. But it faced hard questions as the Japan-based Riken institute, which sponsored the study … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Riken Considers Retracting Two Stem–Cell StudiesBloombergJapan’s Riken research center said it’s investigating two stem–cell studies published in the journal Nature in January and considering options including retracting them. Riken will give a briefing on the progress of the investigation on March 14, the … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem cell scientist wants report pulledBangkok PostTOKYO – A co-author of a Japanese study that promised a revolutionary way to create stem cells has called for the headline-grabbing research to be retracted over claims its data was faulty. Japan’s national institute Riken researcher Haruko Obokata … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
The News InternationalTOKYO: A co-author of a Japanese study that promised a revolutionary way to create stem cells has called for the headline-grabbing research to be retracted over claims its data was faulty. The findings, published by Japanese researcher Haruko Obokata … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Government laboratory mulls retracting groundbreaking stem cell paperThe Japan TimesA Japanese government-affiliated laboratory is considering retracting a research paper on a trailblazing method to create stem cells that drew global attention, after one of the co-authors said it should be withdrawn until the creditability of data is … …read more &nbs… Continue reading