Boston GlobeA respected scientist and coauthor of two high-profile papers that described a controversial technique for creating stem cells has called for the studies to be withdrawn because of what he called serious problems, according to Japanese news reports. …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New York Daily NewsA Japanese scientist called on Monday for his own headline-grabbing study on stem cells to be withdrawn from publication, saying its findings had now been thrown into too much doubt. The research – hailed when it came out in January as a breakthrough … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
New York TimesTOKYO — One of the authors of a study that was claimed to have discovered a simple way to make stem cells said on Monday that he was no longer sure of his team’s conclusions, and he called for the study to be retracted. The study, laid out in two …Scientist urges withdrawal … Continue reading
No More Knife: The Stem–Cell Shortcut To Injury RecoveryOutside MagazineWithin the past decade, however, a growing number of patients have opted for stem–cell injections to heal the native ligament over surgical reconstruction that uses various non-native tissues to replace it. When Drake returned from Alaska, he learned …Regenestem and Global Stem Cells Group Announce Alliance … Continue reading
RTThe US Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to Pluristem Therapeutics to mass produce therapeutic human-placenta-derived stem cell products within its commercial-scale manufacturing facility in Haifa, Israel. Pluristem’s Placental Expanded …FDA approves Israel-developed stem cell ‘factory’ for researchThe Times of Israel all 4 news articles …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Stem Cell Researcher Wants to Recall Own StudyNBCNews.comOne of the world’s leading stem cell experts has suggested withdrawing a study that made global headlines last January, saying he has questions about some of the images and data in it. The Japanese team, led by Teruhiko Wakayama, reported that they had … …read more &nbs… Continue reading
Retraction Request Made as More Questions Swirl Around Simple Stem Cell …Science NewsThese cells, glowing green due to a fluorescent marker indicating their stem cell nature, were reportedly made through a new method that has been called into question. A claim of an astoundingly easy way to make pluripotent stem cells reported online … …read … Continue reading
One Author of a Stem Cell Study Calls for Its RetractionNew York TimesTOKYO — One of the authors of a study that was claimed to have discovered a simple way to make stem cells said on Monday that he was no longer sure of his team’s conclusions, and he called for the study to be … Continue reading