4 Univ. of Tokyo researchers involved in cover-up of dubious papers
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The University of Tokyo said Friday it has discovered that four researchers it prev… Source: mainichi.jp See on Scoop.it – Dernières nouvelles
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Telescope tunnel built in quest to prove Einstein’s space-time ripples
HIDA, Gifu Prefecture–A giant L-shaped tunnel has been built to house the world’s first cryogenic gravitational wave telescope to detect ripples in the curvature of space-time predicted by Albert Einstein, the University of Tokyo said.
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Scientists create cancer stem cells with iPS cell-based technology
Japanese researchers have succeeded in engineering a large number of cancer stem cells from colorectal tumors, paving the way to developing more effective treatment for malignant tumors.
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We failed to learn lessons, says Nature, citing earlier science fraud
British science journal Nature said Thursday it had failed to learn from a past instance of misconduct in research, a day after it retracted two papers that were widely condemned …
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Scientist creates ‘invincible’ strain of H1N1 flu
A Japanese scientist working in the United States said Wednesday he has engineered a virulent new strain of the swine flu virus that could spread unchecked because it defeats the …
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