Is biomedical research self-correcting? Modelling insights on the persistence of spurious science

The reality that volumes of published biomedical research are not reproducible is an increasingly recognized problem. Spurious results reduce trustworthiness of reported science, increasing research waste. While science should be self-correcting from a philosophical perspective, that in insolation y...

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Main Author: David Robert Grimes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2024-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231056