I introducd a book "Anohi" (That day) on my facebook one week ago.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1054947564546267&id=100000930990651
The impact of this publication seems to be bigger and bigger. It is sold very much and additionally printed more and more. As a book salesman, I am happy for this situation.
What was STAP cell problem? It is written in the book, by Ms. Obokata, the most important key person for this problem.
It is astonishing that she is still claiming STAP cell is existing. She agrees with her faulty and mistake on the procedure to prove the existence, but she says it is too much to deny the cell.
The most negative review of this book is this.
" If you are a scientist, prove it in a scientific way. Don't write a book for non-scientists."
This opinion is understandable, but I can say it is the book review without reading the book. Ms. Obokata describes it was impossible to have the communication in a scientific way when STAP cell problem occurred in 2013. Hmm, explain more.
Ok. Let's start with the explanation of what STAP cell is.
When stimulating a normal cell in a scientific way, Ms. Obokata and her team found the cell became a miracle cell. It is named STAP cell, which can become everything; eyes, nails, hairs, bones, skins etc. And, based on her finding, two articles were written for Nature.
A scientific article is written by a group of scientists. It have to be added that Ms. Obokata was not a responsible author for both articles. Of course, her contribution to the articles was big, but she was listed No.2 on the authors list. However, she was unfairly enforced to have all the responsibility for the problem. It is one of her claiming points in the book.
After found was the faulty, mistake and CHEAT of the articles, the two articles were stopped printing and RIKEN institute Ms. Obokata belonged to tried to check and prove the existence of STAP cell again. And, it was finally reported that the proof was failed. But, She writes the conclusion was wrong and STAP cell is existing.
During the procedure of the proof, she says she and other researchers found a cell changed to be another type of cell with the ability to become everything. However, she was required of making a mouse from the cell, and it was set on the goal of the proof.
She claims it was also unfair.
Scientific research is done by a group of scientists. For STAP cell research, Ms. Obokata's job was to make the cell with the ability to become everything, but it was not her job to make a mouse. The mouse making process was leaded by another scientist. However, the scientist refused to join the proof. In the end, She couldn't make a mouse due to the lack of skill.
In this book, the another scientist are described as a suspicious man to confuse this problom. At this moment, the man has not make any comments.
Ms. Obokata is attacking Japanese journalism, too. Even thouh STAP cell problem was a highly-level scientific issue and it had to be discussed in a scientific way, Japanese journalism prevented it. They focused only on who were wrong, and they were not interested in what was scientifically true.
Again, this book is now sold very much. There are still unwritten things. She have to wrire more, and we have to wait for the reaction from the persons Ms. Obokata criticized in the book.
She writes a scientific truth? or she lies crazy? This book has the ability to become everything.
