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Fewer than 1 in 3 breast cancer cell studies are reproducible, according to an analysis that used a robot to partly automate experiments. This doesn’t necessarily mean the findings aren’t accurate, but could suggest that researchers need to report their work more carefully.
Reproducibility – or the ability for other researchers to replicate the results of experiments in their own labs – is a cornerstone of the scientific method, but it isn’t often put to the test. “There are unbelievable numbers of papers being published, but very…
