Obokata agrees to retract one of two STAP stem cell papers in Nature: Reports
The Kyodo News service has reported that Haruko Obokata has agreed to retract one of the two Nature papers on an easy method of making stem cells. According to the report:
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Stem cell researcher in Korea up to half a dozen retractions
Almost two years ago, we brought you — with the help of Trevor Stokes — the story of a stem cell researcher in Korea whose publication record, and career, unraveled after evidence of image manipulation surfaced in her work. We’ve reported on four retractions, all in Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, by Soo-Kyung Kang, formerly of Seoul … Continue reading Stem cell researcher in Korea up to half a dozen retractions
Waseda University checking dissertations for plagiarism in wake of STAP stem cell misconduct finding
Waseda University in Japan says it will be vetting every doctoral dissertation it awards its graduate-level students in Advanced Science & Engineering* for signs of plagiarism, according to a report in the Japan News, a site of the Yomiuri Shimbun. The paper reports that:
RIKEN finds two “instances of research misconduct” in STAP stem cell work
Japan’s RIKEN research center has found misconduct in work that led to two controversial Nature papers, purporting to show an easy way to create stem cells, that have been dogged by criticism for months. Here’s an excerpt from today’s statement about “six items [RIKEN] has been investigating:”
Weekend reads: Stem cell researchers falsifying data, neuroscience research forgets statistics tests
Another busy week at Retraction Watch. Here’s some of what was happening elsewhere on the web:
Authors of controversial STAP stem cell study author correct 2011 paper
There have been a number of developments in the unraveling of two Nature studies out of the RIKEN Institute in Japan and Harvard purporting to show an easy way to create stem cells. There was an interim report of RIKEN’s investigation last Friday, and more details emerged this week. And today, the Japan Times reported that last week, … Continue reading Authors of controversial STAP stem cell study author correct 2011 paper
Weekend reads: STAP stem cell controversy grinds on, plagiarism puzzles
Another busy week here at Retraction Watch, with many in the scientific world glued to their browsers for more information on the latest stem cell controversy. Hear Ivan on the BBC discussing what that story means for post-publication peer review. Elsewhere around the web:
Tune into BBC Radio 4 today to hear Ivan talk about latest stem cell controversy, post-publication peer review
Ivan is scheduled to be on Inside Science on BBC Radio 4 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern (1630 UK time) to discuss the latest stem cell controversy, and what it says about the state of post-publication peer review.
Co-author of controversial acid STAP stem cell papers in Nature requests retraction: report
A co-author of two papers claiming to have shown how to create stem cells simply and easily has requested their retraction, the Wall Street Journal is reporting:
Weekend reads: How much can one scientist publish? And more stem cell misconduct
Another busy week at Retraction Watch, including a ScienceOnline 2014 session Ivan facilitated on post-publication peer review. Here’s a selection of what was happening elsewhere on the web: