Results of an attempt to reproduce the STAP phenomenon.
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SUBMITTER: Aizawa S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4995676 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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In 2014, Obokata and colleagues reported their observation of a novel cell reprogramming phenomenon they named 'stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency' (STAP). The most conclusive evidence for the pluripotency of so-called STAP cells was the purported ability of such cells to contribute to chimera formation. Here, I report the results of an attempt by Haruko Obokata to replicate the phenomenon under the supervision of the Scientific Validity Examination Team of RIKEN. In this follow-up s ...[more]
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