Failure is a Good Thing.

A number of advocates have supported the establishment of an oath for life scientists as a way to address concerns about potential future bioterrorists.

Should life scientists make an oath ... that they will "do no harm" once they utter the hallowed words?

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The main obstacle to becoming a physician is acceptance into medical school. Once accepted, students can perform poorly and still make it through the system, emerging on the other side to practice medicine on unsuspecting patients.

Unlike medical students who can repeat failed exams and courses many times, life sciences graduate students ... can fail ...

Failure makes you safer.