[airstrike]

> - Helps prevent publication bias, by encouraging posting negative results

That's not what we're really seeing here, is it? The article is lowkey touting success when it's just an early experiment. OP is not "making vaccine" as the title states.

> - Elicits comments from knowledgeable people who may be able to help

Also not the case here.

> - Discourages doctoring the story after the results are in

Not really. One thing doesn't prevent the other from happening.

> I don't know, the article, whitepaper, and comments (...) Do you have a more substantive counterargument?

Yes, the scientific method and bona fide peer review