body of knowledge
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"There are some patients with shortened telomere disorders that couldn't be explained with our previous body of knowledge," explains Lim.
From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 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
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
“We have this really good body of knowledge now for ecology in and of cities,” Hahs says.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2022
For one thing, I was certain its body of knowledge concerning plane curves, angles, and polygons would help me design my rockets.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
