Back when I was working in the lab, our group tested and repeated some of the results of Andy Fire and Craig Mello, who basicly set entire field of gene regulation on its head. When there results were first announced there were many sceptics, more so because Andy was not a long established investigator. Did Andy and Craig's work receive a very very close look? yes, but once a few dozen labs tested and confirmed their work the change to Dogma was accepted.
If they were saying anything contrary to the theory of evolution, the right folks didn't hear about it. They would have been finished. After Dr. Morowits discovered the ten insitu human fossil skeletons were discovered in dinosaur rocks he would say no more. This after he declared them to be fully modern human. The mine owner had to threaten a law suit to get them back. Nine were sold to Smithsonien and one went to a creation musium.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
