Univ. of Tokyo fires professor, assistant for suspect research

Univ. of Tokyo fires professor, assistant for suspect research

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Hamada (L), executive vice president at the University of Tokyo, speaks about the dismissal of Professor Kazunari Taira and his assistant Hiroaki Kawasaki at a news conference at the university in Tokyo on Dec. 27. The two are suspected of having fabricated research papers on RNA. (Kyodo)

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