14/08/05 00:49:14.91
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The rise and fall of STAP
Two papers published in Nature in January 2014 promised to revolutionize the way stem cells are
made by showing that simply putting differentiated cells under stress can 'reprogram' them and
make them pluripotent ? able to develop into any type of tissue in the body. But soon, errors were
found in the papers, and attempts to replicate the experiments failed. Haruko Obokata, the lead
author, was found guilty of misconduct, and the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, where
she worked, was threatened with dismantlement. Five months after publication, Nature published
retractions of the papers, but the aftermath of the episode is likely to endure for much longer.
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