12/19/14, "Japan scientist quits as cell research discredited," AP, Tokyo
"The Japanese researcher whose claim of a major breakthrough in stem
cell research was discredited resigned after the government lab where
she worked failed to replicate her results
.
Haruko Obokata said in a statement Friday that she was leaving the
Riken Center for Developmental Biology after the lab concluded the stem
cells she said she had created probably never existed. The center said
it had stopped trying to match Obokata's results.
"Now, I am just exhausted. For the results to end this way is just perplexing," she said.
Obokata initially was lauded for leading the research that raised
hopes for a discovery of a simple way to grow replacement tissue. But
questions about the validity of the research prompted Riken scientists,
including Obokata, to retract two scientific papers.
The allegations of research misconduct prompted a shake-up at Riken." via Drudge
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