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Riken Research Institute Research Unit Leader Haruko Obokata News Conference
Haruko Obokata, a researcher at Riken research institution, attends a news conference in Osaka, Japan, on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Japans Riken research center said on April 1 some data were falsified in a pair of studies that had outlined a simpler, quicker way of making stem cells. Obokata, who had led the studies, told reporters today she was able to replicate STAP stem cells more than 200 times. Photographer: Tetsuya Yamada/Bloomberg via Getty Images