Coauthor of retracted stem cell research papers commits suicide, despite being cleared of research misconduct. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised and coauthored stem cell research papers that had to be retracted [EPA] A senior Japanese scientist embroiled in a stem-cell research scandal has apparently committed suicide, according to police. Yoshiki Sasai had supervised and coauthored stem cell research
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