I’m an even tempered person, so I never let on, but more times than I can count I’ve been shocked to discover lab processes that throw away data that could easily be stored and organized. The most recent instance was a process that exported only two or three features from image analysis software that produced hundreds, and aggregated the per-cell statistics down to to per-well values.
Why do scientists throw away data?
Why do scientists throw away data?
Why do scientists throw away data?
I’m an even tempered person, so I never let on, but more times than I can count I’ve been shocked to discover lab processes that throw away data that could easily be stored and organized. The most recent instance was a process that exported only two or three features from image analysis software that produced hundreds, and aggregated the per-cell statistics down to to per-well values.