WASHINGTON – Seven laboratories have confirmed that a type of stem cell said to have been discovered by a Japanese scientist in now-retracted papers could not be reproduced, despite over 100 attempts, according to research published Wednesday.
The British science journal Nature said the reanalysis of so-called STAP cells “provides a strong example of the self-correcting nature of science.”
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