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Misconduct found in Japanese stem cell research

Researcher tampered with images in report describing STAP cells, institute investigation finds

ANOTHER LOOK  Stem cell-like cells called STAP cells were reported to be able to make every type of cell in a mouse fetus and some parts of the placenta. A new investigation concludes that the lead researcher falsified some parts of the report.

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By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

A Japanese researcher who recently created a sensation for reporting that dipping adult cells in acid can easily make them into stem cells is guilty of scientific misconduct, investigators at Japan’s RIKEN Institute announced April 1.