Suspicions over professor's results 1st surfaced years ago

Suspicions over professor's results 1st surfaced years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Kazunari Taira (back L), professor at the University of Tokyo, and Hiroaki Kawasaki (back R), his assistant, respond to questions on Jan. 27 from reporters about allegations that their research team fabricated research on RNA.

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