Embattled stem cell researcher to be stripped of doctorate

Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a former researcher at the heart of a data fabrication scandal surrounding what was initially seen as a groundbreaking stem cell discovery. It was reported on Oct. 30, 2015, that Waseda University is set to revoke the doctoral degree of the former Riken researcher, as she failed to correct her 2011 thesis within a one-year deadline given to her in October 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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