Maybe it’s just me, but inconclusive results are still results, and get you a tiny step closer to the solution by redirecting you in a different direction.
What if they results was “vacuum chamber got sprayed with media when I left the lid loose again” and “glassware that is sealed and put into the autoclave once again shatters”?
“Successfully replicated the findings of Miller, et al, 1962 that dropping the test tube on the way to the spectroscopy machine makes the custodial staff annoyed with you”
Solving the replication crisis, one untied shoelace at a time!
Maybe it’s just me, but inconclusive results are still results, and get you a tiny step closer to the solution by redirecting you in a different direction.
What if they results was “vacuum chamber got sprayed with media when I left the lid loose again” and “glassware that is sealed and put into the autoclave once again shatters”?
“Successfully replicated the findings of Miller, et al, 1962 that dropping the test tube on the way to the spectroscopy machine makes the custodial staff annoyed with you”
Solving the replication crisis, one untied shoelace at a time!
“Decontaminated vacuum chamber to prevent future false positives”
“Glassware temperature limits tested and confirmed”
We live in an inherently lossy universe. We can do our best, but entropy comes for us all.
🤣🤣 The process is going to have inefficiencies
Denovo Techniques in Waste Generation and Cost Overruns: A Look Into the Walrus-Dragon Lab Methodology
“I forgot to add the sample and lyophilized pure water for 40 hours.”
“Someone deviated from the SOP while doing dishes and now there is unidentified black material in my sample.”
“I accidentally dropped and broke a vial, losing several weeks worth of work done by myself and others. Recovery and repurification was not possible.”
“My boss changed their mind partway through the study, so it was abandoned.”
And they should be published.