It’s been quite a year in stem cell research. Here at the stem cell agency eight projects that we are funding have been approved for clinical trials and several more hope to get approval in early 2015. And Dr. Don Kohn and his team at UCLA announced that they have effectively cured Severe Combined Immunodeficiency … Continue reading A look at 2014: some of the lowlights of stem cell research this past year
Retraction Watch
Truth or Consequences: how to spot a liar and what to do once you catch them
Publication retractions have increased dramatically in recent years [Credit: PMRetract] Nothing damages science's credibility more than retracting a high‑profile paper. STAP Earlier this year, researchers at Japan’s prestigious Riken Center for Developmental Biology retracted a widely publicized study on STAP cells after discovering that the lead author had falsified data. The STAP incident drew global … Continue reading Truth or Consequences: how to spot a liar and what to do once you catch them