A scientist is studying the effect on human health of bacteria that live in the human intestine. In her study, she found that the bacteria actually help the body’s immune response. To develop scientific consensus about her idea, the scientist should
contact a local reporter to share her ideas.
publish her results in a peer-reviewed journal.
advise other scientists that her experiment does not require replication.
avoid sharing her research methods to see if other scientists obtain the same results on their own.