There are at least two distinct concepts here. 1) Exactly (as much as possible, given apparent environmental constraints) reproducing the procedure and results

There are at least two distinct concepts here. 1) Exactly (as much as possible, given apparent environmental constraints) reproducing the procedure and results claimed and 2) attacking the procedure or results as ineffective or misleading (to what is actually being claimed). I'm not sure either is quite analogous to QA testing in the way you claimed though. Yes, QA testing should be reproducible and yes, QA testing should search for novel tests, but the scientific process is still a bit different and there are multiple distinct and important phases and concepts at play.