Caught in the center of the scandal Japanese scientist committed suicide
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published on 5 August ’14 14:54
committed suicide Japanese biologist Yoshiki Sasai . He was a member of data falsification scandal in an article about a revolutionary method of isolating stem cells.
As the Associated Press, 52-year-old was found hanged Sasai in
building research institute RIKEN in Kobe, where he worked as deputy center
developmental biology. Scientist was taken to hospital where he died two hours later.
Police found suicide notes.
fellow scientists say that the last time he looked exhausted and
taking medication.
Sasai involved in writing articles for the magazine Nature about getting
pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse cells by placing them in
moderately acidic environment. Principal author of the study after Haruko Obokata
Publication accused of falsifying data. The authors were forced to withdraw
article.
Against most Sasai allegation was not raised, but he was deeply worried
happened, as the head Obokata, and stated that he is very
ashamed.
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