TOKYO—An independent committee looking into now-retracted papers about an alleged new type of stem cell concluded Friday that the cells likely never existed. The committee’s report came after the lead ...
A purported stem cell advance that generated both excitement and skepticism upon its announcement nearly a year ago—and gave rise to nagging questions, retractions of published articles, findings of ...
LONDON – Nature has withdrawn two papers on so-called STAP cells, which claimed a method for stimulating any kind of adult cell to acquire pluripotency, but denied any fault in publishing them, saying ...