A Japanese researcher said on Friday that she would resign, after failing to reproduce results of what was once billed as a ground-breaking study on stem cells and was embroiled in a fabrication scandal that has rocked Japan's scientific establishment. Haruko Obokata said she was dismayed that new laboratory tests have not been able to repeat her experiments, which she had claimed showed the successful conversion of an adult cell into a stem cell-like state. "I ...Sunday, 21 December 2014
Stem Cell Scandal Makes Japanese Scientist Resigns
A Japanese researcher said on Friday that she would resign, after failing to reproduce results of what was once billed as a ground-breaking study on stem cells and was embroiled in a fabrication scandal that has rocked Japan's scientific establishment. Haruko Obokata said she was dismayed that new laboratory tests have not been able to repeat her experiments, which she had claimed showed the successful conversion of an adult cell into a stem cell-like state. "I ...
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