discovery
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At the center of the discovery is phosphatidylcholine, one of the most abundant lipids found in biological membranes.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
The rapid AI-driven discovery of flaws creates pressure on organizations, especially smaller vendors and the public sector, to automate defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
"Peng and colleagues' encounter with a vast fossil graveyard is a truly unique discovery," Stephen J Godfrey of the Calvert Marine Museum wrote in Nature.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
For the discovery, the Fendouzhe submersible carried out 32 dives in 2023 -- though what it found was only revealed in Nature on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
A better use of his time was to share his discovery of the stranger to his other friends, which he did right away.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing discovery
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