Institute concludes Obokata failed to replicate "STAP cell" creation

Institute concludes Obokata failed to replicate "STAP cell" creation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows Haruko Obokata, a researcher with the Riken institute, during a press conference at an Osaka hotel. On Dec. 19, 2014, Riken concluded that Obokata failed in experiments to produce stem cells that she previously claimed to have created. (Kyodo)

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