News blog Acid-bath stem-cell scientist apologizes and appeals09 Apr 2014 | 18:55 BST | Posted by Shaoni Bhattacharya | Category: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine, stem cells, Uncategorized Posted on behalf of David Cyranoski Haruko Obokata, the Japanese scientist at the centre of a controversy over studies purporting to turn mature cells to stem cells simply by bathing them in acid or