[kaspiCZ]

> So, the possibility of things like, say, a researcher not mentioning something that is standard practice in their lab

I'd suggest a different formulation: "standard practice in their field"

Standard practice in general cooking? That's ok. Standard practice in my kitchen? That's a problem.

The research is IMO like a meal recipe a knowledgable chef should be able to reproduce.

Though it is understandable why one would forget to mention something. Especially if they thought it was general practice to do something their way.