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discovery

[dih-skuhv-uh-ree] / dɪˈskʌv ə ri /




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The chip giant’s open models can also be custom-fit for areas including drug discovery, medical devices and digital health, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

At the center of the discovery is phosphatidylcholine, one of the most abundant lipids found in biological membranes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

As frontier models automate vulnerability discovery at machine scale, security chiefs scramble to automate patching before hackers weaponize flaws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

Infections by "staph" and "strep" were a leading cause of death before the discovery of antibiotic medicines.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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