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Nature clears stem cell paper of image manipulation charges
An investigation by Nature has found no sign of fraud in a 2009 stem-cell paper from Konrad Hochedlinger’s group at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Last week an anonymous group calling itself ‘Stem Cell Watch’ sent a missive to researchers and journalists accusing the paper’s authors of inappropriately manipulating an image used in the publication. For more, see ‘Mystery fraud accusations’.
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