body of knowledge
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Three years later, their partnership has produced an unprecedented body of knowledge about hundreds of protist species and laid the groundwork for a "planetary atlas" of plankton.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
In fact, Serpell argues that there is a broad body of knowledge that already exists about how to train dogs to engage in precisely the types of behaviors seen in the "hands in" challenge videos.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024
The study may not be generalizable to all kinds of applications handled through blinded review but adds to a growing body of knowledge about the practice, which the authors suggest other funders consider trying.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 17, 2024
On balance, science tends to follow a slow and incremental path: new observations build on previous findings, often over many years, contributing piecemeal to a larger body of knowledge.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 28, 2023
Like their confreres elsewhere in the Americas, Indian societies had built up a remarkable body of knowledge about how to manage and improve their environment.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
