Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

Purported "STAP cells" likely came from embryonic stem cells

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a former researcher with the Riken research institute. A panel under the government-backed institute said Dec. 26, 2014, that the "STAP cells" that Obokata claimed to have created were likely cells generated from embryonic stem cells. Obokata left her job at Riken on Dec. 21.

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