Description of the Problem
A research group publishes a couple of papers on an important discovery in two different high-impact journals. A new graduate student is given the task of reproducing and extending the work of the advisor and a postdoc. After several weeks of experimentation, he realizes that he cannot reproduce the work reported earlier. He even has an explanation for the error.
Questions
- What is the optimum course of action for the student?
- What is the optimum course of action for the advisor?
- What is the optimum course of action for the postdoc, who in the interim, has left to take up a new job?
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