Senior RIKEN Scientist Involved In Stem Cell Scandal Commits Suicide

sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Yoshiki Sasai, a noted stem cell scientist at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, Japan, who co-authored two controversial and later retracted papers that reported a simple way of reprogramming mature cells, was confirmed dead this morning, an apparent suicide. Local media reported he was found hanging from a stairway railing in the RIKEN complex in Kobe. Sasai was rushed to a nearby hospital but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. He reportedly left a suicide note, but it has not been made public."

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[ShanghaiBill]

It is Japan. People kill themselves on a daily basis there. It is practically a national hobby.

Here is a list of countries by suicide rate. Japan is near the top. Japan's suicide rate is higher than America's suicide rate and murder rate combined.