Optional@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSay It With Us: Paola Nogales-Ascarrunzlemmy.worldimagemessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down162
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minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoAnd most importantly, major publications are specifically not framing this as a discovery, but as a documentation.
minus-squareEvilHankVenture@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYes, they discovered that it was a new species. If I had a rock on my desk for 20 years then one day ran a test that discovered it was a new element, I could say I discovered a new element even though I knew the rock existed.
And most importantly, major publications are specifically not framing this as a discovery, but as a documentation.
Yes, they discovered that it was a new species. If I had a rock on my desk for 20 years then one day ran a test that discovered it was a new element, I could say I discovered a new element even though I knew the rock existed.