The idea that readers should be able to replicate published scientific results is seen as the bedrock of modern science. But what if replication proves difficult or impossible? Jim Giles tracks the fate of one group of papers.
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Jim Giles is a reporter for Nature in London. He has just won an award from the Association of British Science Writers for his feature 'The dustiest place on Earth'.
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Giles, J. The trouble with replication. Nature 442, 344–347 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/442344a
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