The article gives the impression that a lot of biology involves ad-hoc, artisanal techniques that have been somewhat standardized and automated over the years. And that the standardization and automation involved can actually stand in the way of changing an approach.<p>There was an article about the standardization of laboratory mice - it allows large scale, reproducible results but guarantees you won&#x27;t things that can&#x27;t be learned from the single, genetically uniform mouse type that is used.