From stem cell fraud to acupuncture, peer review can save us from ourselves

The publication of a paper in Nature describing “stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency” (STAP) caused an international sensation. It was potentially the Holy Grail of stem cell research – how to create stem cells with a benchtop technique that seemed simple, reliable and cheap…

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