You may have missed this article from The Guardian on Sunday March 8, 2015. I believe that more attention should be paid to the topic discussed - the fact that not all research is successful. Hypotheses are not always proven, experiments don't always work out, things fail. In a climate where success and tenure depend on being published in the most prestigious journals we rarely hear about the research that doesn't pan out. In my experience (just in life, mind you - I am no scientist!) one learns as much or more from failure as from success.
The article in The Guardian addresses this issue and is well worth reading. You can find it here: On the importance of being negative Happy reading!
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