Scandals

Where will STAP cell mess go from here & key unanswered questions

STAP-stem-cells-hope-or-mirage-201x3001

In some ways it’s hard to imagine that it was only just over 6 months ago that Nature published the two STAP cell papers by a collaborative team of Japanese and American researchers. It feels like years have gone by since then because so much has happened related to the STAP mess including the retraction of the […]

Where will STAP cell mess go from here & key unanswered questions Read More »

Interview with Charles Vacanti on STAP Cells: Link to Spore Stem Cells & More

Obokata-FIg.-2a

The recent publication of two Nature papers by a team in part led by Dr. Charles Vacanti on acid treatment produced stem cells (so-called STAP stem cells) has been a blockbuster story in the stem cell field and has grabbed major global media attention as well. For background my review of the paper here and more thoughts here. Many

Interview with Charles Vacanti on STAP Cells: Link to Spore Stem Cells & More Read More »

Harvard Spokesman reiterates: Moriguchi did not have Harvard IRB approval

Moriguchi

Hisashi Moriguchi had a poster up at the NY Stem Cell Meeting yesterday and has done interviews with Japanese media saying that he has led a team that transplanted iPS cells into human patients. Reportedly his poster said and the newspaper articles have stated that the iPS cell transplant work had IRB approval from Harvard

Harvard Spokesman reiterates: Moriguchi did not have Harvard IRB approval Read More »

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Be the first to know about the latest developments in stem cell and regenerative medicine research.