Right, but this wouldn't be as big of a problem for science if it weren't for the fact that the tradition of scientific journals was already focused on publishi

Right, but this wouldn't be as big of a problem for science if it weren't for the fact that the tradition of scientific journals was already focused on publishing positive results. There are efforts underway that may eventually change this (Open Data, Open Publishing, pre-print servers, etc.), but it's a big ship to turn.