Obokata agrees to retract primary STAP cell paper

Obokata agrees to retract primary STAP cell paper

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in Kobe in western Japan on Jan. 28, 2014, Japanese scientist Haruko Obokata briefs reporters on the production of so-called STAP cells capable of developing into any type of tissue. The government-backed Riken institute said on June 4, 2014, that Obokata has agreed to retract a key paper claiming STAP cell production and deliver the agreed document to co-authors of the paper.

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