An investigation by the University of Düsseldorf in Germany has found evidence of scientific misconduct related to research conducted there on stem cells used to heal damaged cardiac tissue. The conclusion follows a 2013 indictment by researchers at Imperial College London, alleging that dozens of papers by the leader of the studies, cardiologist Bodo-Eckehard Strauer, were plagued by contradictions, miscalculations, and duplications.
According to the Nature News Blog, “the scientific community has long been sceptical of claims made by . . . Strauer that stem cells derived from bone-marrow cells can repair damage in diseased hearts, and critical of his clinical trials.” The new report from the University of Düsseldorf, from which Strauer retired in 2009, is only part of ongoing proceedings looking into the ...
