Japan Lab Still Unable To Replicate Stem Cell Findings

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Researchers in Japan said Wednesday they have been unable to replicate experiments that were hailed earlier this year as a "game-changer" in the quest to grow transplant tissue, amid claims evidence was faked. In a scandal that rocked Japan's scientific establishment, Riken—the research institute that sponsored the study—launched an independent experiment in April to verify research published by scientist Haruko Obokata and her colleagues earlier this year.

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