true , as everything have positive and negative .All should known
No one wants to learn from failed research
There’s so much to improve in it and make it right instead of just throwing it away
The failed experiments are hidden for both good and bad.It is hidden to not lost the reputition and interest of the people towards the research;but at the other side this can teach to overcome the reasons of the failure so that it will be not repeated for another experiment.
I don’t think it is hidden. Negative results also are getting published. But many didn’t give any fuss about it. In academic level if it doesn’t get published it may be due to many factors like human error, chemicals standard etc., students are new to this and lack of experience. If they’re sure about the result because of minimal error they will publish.
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Yes, we should learn from our mistakes. Negative research and failed experiments should be studied properly so that we don’t repeat the same.
‘’ In India medical research mostly highlights only the positive results, but science is not about just success . Even failed experiments teach something and help in future improvements .
But due to political pressure , pharma company pressure , and fear of losing funding or reputation , many researchers hide negative data . This stop the real growth of science .If we want research to grow in India we need to to accept both success and failure .Only then our research quality will improve and benefit patients and healthcare system .
Absolutely. It’s far more important to know what went wrong then the right things.
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If we keep sharing only the success stories and hide the failed experiments, therefore I believe we are just limiting our progress and repeating our past mistakes. One shouldn’t forget that the objective of Science is to figure out what’s working and what’s not.
Negative results often get sidelined because they’re seen as less exciting or less likely to get published, especially in a system that rewards breakthroughs over honesty. This creates a skewed picture of reality and can lead to wasted resources, repeated mistakes, and inflated trust in treatments that aren’t as solid as they seem.Transparency isn’t just ethical—it’s essential.
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Omg , I also had that question in my mind when my peers were doing it I was like :”) that’s just so misleading
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Great thinking. Negative research should be added. It’ll be helpful.
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this finding and research are not just rug these researchs are also underreported filures are part of science, but the system often rewards only success stories. To truly advance medicine, we need a culture shift that sees "what doesn’t work"as just as valuable as “what does.”
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We do not say that as negative research, rather we say it as “false results”, when the output we get through experimentation is completely different and sounds illogical as per the scientific concept or when it does not match with the hypothesis or theory proposed for the research work. Its not hidden or dismissed, but for the same work it is just not included. Considering this, another objective or another project is designed in some cases or to check the authenticy of it, few experiments are repeated just to check still if the results are coming in the same manner. Some labs hide these false positives completely and that is ethically wrong, but in most cases, the aforementioned procedure people adopt.
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Its a good question. Negative research can be as important as positive ones. It adds transparency to a research and also corrects false positives or false negatives by balancing the literature.