Papers on ‘stress-induced’ stem cells are retracted
High-profile reports claiming an easy way to create pluripotent cells were flawed, Nature announces.
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STAP retracted
Two retractions highlight long-standing issues of trust and sloppiness that must be addressed.
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Nature journal to retract controversial STAP cell papers
The British science journal Nature will soon retract two papers on STAP cells following a series of misconduct allegations over the research, sources said Monday. When Nature published the papers …
Keio team to begin clinical trial of new spinal injury treatment
A team led by Keio University has announced it will start a clinical trial to see whether initiating treatment soon after a spinal cord injury can help ease paralysis and …
Mice with ALS live longer with iPS treatment, study says
Researchers say they can prolong the lives of mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by about 10 days, a finding that could lead to treating the neurodegenerative disorder in humans. …