Before the two STAP cell papers were published in Nature in January of 2014, much of the same data was reportedly submitted as single papers to other high-profile journals including Science. In these cases, the proto-STAP papers as we might call them were rejected. But why? Until now we largely could only speculate. However, the reviews …
Full Reviews of Rejected STAP Paper Point to Early Signs of Big Trouble Read More »
Nikkei is reporting that the RIKEN internal attempt to replicate so-called STAP (acid bath) cells has failed. Update: apparently, although RIKEN calls the efforts preliminary, the team tried to make STAP an amazing 22 times and 22 times it failed. The rumors for weeks in the stem cell gapevine that RIKEN itself could not get …
RIKEN fails to reproduce STAP, big CDB shake up expected Read More »
What’s the deal with Brigham and Women’s Hospital or Harvard Medical School, where STAP cell senior author works, when it comes to the retracted STAP cell papers? I was just writing yesterday in part about how we haven’t really heard anything (news, statements, etc.) from those places about the whole STAP cell mess. In contrast, in Japan …
STAP News From Harvard? Vacanti Stepping Down as Chair & Going on Sabbatical Read More »
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 »
In some ways it’s hard to imagine that it was only just over 6 months ago that Nature published the two STAP 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 …
Where does STAP cell mess go from here & key unanswered questions Read More »
Today has been a dark day of mourning for science following the death by suicide of Dr. Yoshiki Sasai. I did not know Dr. Sasai personally, but was very impressed with his work. His suicide leaves me feeling very sad and it seems like an appropriate time for reflection. (update I did a post on suicides by …
Reflecting on Sasai tragedy, STAP, & flawed field of science Read More »
Here is a STAP Cell Image Gallery With Links Want to go to the links associated with specific STAP images? Click on thumbnails with embedded links below.
I have been corresponding now and then with Dr. Teru Wakayama about the ongoing STAP situation. He asked me to pass along the following message from him for clarification on the STAP Nature paper retraction and the origin of the STAP stem cells (STAP-SC). I would like to take this opportunity to explain the reason for …
New Message from Wakayama on STAP retraction & origin of STAP-SC Read More »
[table id=STAP_TimeLine2 /] Updated: August 6, 2014 What happened during the STAP cell paper mess and when? What were the main events? Each event listed has a link to a key webpage either on this blog or elsewhere. Please let me know if you think I should add any other key events, links, etc.
