Third-party attempts at replication of the Benveniste experiment have failed to produce positive results that could be independently replicated.
Rife's claims could not be independently replicated, and were ultimately discredited by the medical profession in the 1950s.
These findings have not been independently replicated, and remain controversial.
He cited the study's small size and the seriousness of the illness as a reason to wait until the finding is independently replicated before advising a wholesale change in practice.
While some experimental data have suggested a possible link between exposure and tumor formation in animals exposed under certain specific conditions, the results have not been independently replicated.
This finding of an effect of the rs9939609 polymorphism on food intake or satiety has been independently replicated in five subsequent studies (in order of publication).
Beneficial effects of other Echinacea preparations, and for preventative purposes might exist but have not been shown in independently replicated, rigorous randomized trials.
In recent years this approach has become strained as increasingly research in some areas depends on large datasets which cannot easily be replicated independently.
Hyman said the findings had yet to be replicated independently, and that more investigation would be necessary to "legitimately claim the existence of paranormal functioning."
However, these effects have not yet been independently replicated or confirmed, and this particular study was performed in vitro.