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I think "discovery" is commonly used both for serendipitous discoveries and for successful research efforts (though sometimes it may have a connotation more of
by schoen 8y ago
I think "discovery" is commonly used both for serendipitous discoveries and for successful research efforts (though sometimes it may have a connotation more of the former). (There's also the metaphysical and marketing question about things being invented vs. discovered.)
- phyzome 8y agoWithout having looked at the article, I interpreted it as "we found something in the wild or already in cultivation, not already known to us", not "we made dis".