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Biologist claims controversial stem-cell method works

Biologist claims controversial stem-cell method works

A Hong Kong developmental biologist says he has succeeded in reproducing a method of reprogramming cells to an embryonic like state by applying mechanical stress.

Stem cell scientist Haruko Obokata found guilty of misconduct

Stem cell scientist Haruko Obokata found guilty of misconduct

A young researcher who shot to fame in scientific circles when she published an apparently radical and simple way to create stem cells has been found guilty of misconduct by a committee charged with investigating her work

Shigeaki Kato notches five more retractions, including one in Nature

Shigeaki Kato notches five more retractions, including one in Nature

An endocrinologist who resigned from the University of Tokyo in March 2012 amid an investigation that concluded 43 of his papers should be retracted, has retracted five more papers. The newest is in this week's Nature.

GM maize, health and the Séralini affair

GM maize, health and the Séralini affair

The journal Food and Chemical Toxicology has just retracted a controversial article published in September 2012 claiming a link between genetically modified maize and cancer.