In Japan, embattled RIKEN chief to step down
Nobel laureate Ryoji Noyori had been engulfed in stem cell scandal
Stem Cell Controversy
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RIKEN announces penalties related to stem cell fiasco
Lab group says it would have fired lead author, if she had not already resigned -
Discredited STAP cells were likely embryonic stem cells
RIKEN panel alleges more misconduct -
RIKEN team gives up on STAP cells
Lead author of two retracted papers resigns her position after failing to reproduce new approach to generating stem cells -
Managers of discredited STAP stem cell study refund salary
Embattled RIKEN officials voluntarily return 1 to 3 months of pay over fiasco -
EXCLUSIVE: Nature reviewers not persuaded by initial STAP stem cell papers
Tough peer-review of "magical" approach didn't stop ultimate publication of now-retracted stem cell papers -
RIKEN to investigate STAP papers yet again
Panel will examine whether new evidence indicates further research misconduct -
In Japan, official effort to replicate STAP stem cells comes up empty
RIKEN announces center at heart of controversy will be reorganized, renamed -
Nature retracts controversial stem cell papers
RIKEN says lead researcher Obokata will come back to the lab to repeat every step of her experiments -
Evidence mounts against new stem cell method
Senior co-author doubts existence of STAP cells -
Key Researcher Agrees to Retract Both Disputed Stem Cell Papers
Most authors now agree with retraction of controversial STAP studies, but questions linger -
Researcher Behind Stem Cell Controversy Agrees to Retraction
Lead author on STAP stem cell papers announces willingness to retract … selectively -
RIKEN Makes Verdict on Two Problematic Stem Cell Papers Final
Judgment of misconduct by lead author Haruko Obokata will stand; she now faces disciplinary procedures -
RIKEN to Check 20,000 Papers for Doctored Images and Plagiarism
Image manipulation scandal continues to snowball -
RIKEN Investigator Now Under Investigation
Head of panel that concluded manipulating images constituted misconduct is alleged to have done the same thing -
Embattled Stem Cell Researcher Apologizes but Defends Her Work
Haruko Obokata blames errors on inexperience but maintains the results are still valid
