A former star scientist with the government-backed Riken research institute who was accused of research fraud after the debunking of high-profile work on STAP cells in 2014 is ready to tell her side of the story.
In a book relating her ordeal, Haruko Obokata insists she was at least partially successful in creating cells that have the potential to turn into any kind of body tissue.
¡°I sincerely apologize for causing a huge uproar to society, following the publication of papers on STAP cells,¡± she writes in the book¡¯s foreword. ¡°I truly feel miserable and sorry for not being able to offer my heartfelt regret and apology to the public. ... But I think I would choose to become a researcher again if I am allowed to start my life all over.¡±
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