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by jpeloquin 1390 days ago
> Science bodies (like the NIH) explicitly forbid reuse or reinterpretation of data.

I think your main point is that collecting new data is necessary to test existing ideas. But reuse and reinterpretation of data is routine, e.g., in meta-analyses. It's not forbidden. You do have to disclose where the data came from.