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de novo

[dee noh-voh, dey, dih, de noh-woh] / di ˈnoʊ voʊ, deɪ, dɪ, dɛ ˈnoʊ woʊ /




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AI for the quantitative world is something else entirely, focusing on creating novel medical treatments, de novo material science, and advanced risk management and portfolio construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

Instead, the researchers suggest pairing genetic engineering with AI technologies to create visually distinctive de novo crops plants that robot weeders can easily differentiate from weeds.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

Today, scientists use advanced technology to design new synthetic drug compounds with the right properties and characteristics, also known as "de novo drug design."

From Science Daily Feb. 7, 2024

“Currently … it goes through a de novo review before an administrative law judge, which means a new body of records is created,” she explains.

From Science Magazine Nov. 28, 2023

Writing has evolved de novo only a few times in human history, in areas that had been the earliest sites of the rise of food production in their respective regions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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