> - Helps prevent publication bias, by encouraging posting negative results That's not what we're really seeing here, is it? The article is lowkey touting succ

> - Helps prevent publication bias, by encouraging posting negative results That's not what we're really seeing here, is it? The article is lowkey touting success when it's just an early experiment. OP is not "making vaccine" as the title states. > - Elicits comments from knowledgeable people who may be able to help Also not the case here. > - Discourages doctoring the story after the results are in Not really. One thing doesn't prevent the other from happening. > I don't know, the article, whitepaper, and comments (...) Do you have a more substantive counterargument? Yes, the scientific method and bona fide peer review