Even medications made in high volume processes have rejected units (and sometimes, batches). Process drifted, machine failed, raw ingredients had some issue.
A scientific paper at the very early stage is meant to show that something is possible if the conditions are just right. It may be actually outside the capability of the lab to document (or measure, or even know) every variable that makes up these conditions. One of the reasons there is such a chasm between lab and practice is that as people dive in for deeper review and productization, they find the process is too finicky, the applicability too narrow, etc. But the scientific paper is the first step in this process of discovery.
That said, it's critical that authors document whatever they do know or have control over. Electronic publishing, tools like Github, etc, all make the barrier for disclosure much lower.