Questions About Japanese Researcher Go Back Years

摘要

A startling case involving a groundbreaking stem cell experiment by an unknown researcher, a bogus Harvard affiliation, and multiple collaborators who appear to have signed their names to papers they knew little about is raising questions about the research enterprise and just how easy it can be to pretend you're someone you're not in the world of science. At the center of the storm is Hisashi Moriguchi of the University of Tokyo Hospital, whose career today stands in tatters.