In research, the results of studies must be precise and reproducible. For this reason, researchers carry out experiments under strictly standardized laboratory conditions. However, despite the high standards applied, results from individual studies cannot always be reproduced in practice. Especially in cases in which animals are used for research purposes and the original study cannot be repeated, this raises severe ethical questions. For a long time now, researchers have been debating this aspect under the heading ‘reproducibility crisis.’ Behavioral scientists at the University of Münster have now been able to demonstrate that a new experimental design can improve the reproducibility and validity of results from studies involving animal experiments. The study has been published in the journal Scientific Reports.
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Source: Phys.org