I think the one piece people miss is that scientists dont assume the literature is reliable. When i worked in the lab, it was well know that a good part of the

I think the one piece people miss is that scientists dont assume the literature is reliable. When i worked in the lab, it was well know that a good part of the literature can not be replicated. On top of that, specific journals and labs have reputations for less-than-quality research. If a paper comes out, its not assumed to be true until proven otherwise (usually expanded upon by others). The only time that's different is if it comes from certain labs that are known to have a good track record. So its not like shoddy research is causing other scientists to waste time except maybe the time spent reading the paper.