Have you ever discovered something new about science?

Question: Have you ever discovered something new about science?
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Asked by Marcdonald's Cejudo to Sally, Rob, Matt, Ceri, Marikka on 11 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by SaraJané, Amanda, Anna.
- Sally Cutler answered on 11 Nov 2014:
  
  Yes quite a few things. I have discovered that the cause of “trench fever” can also be found in head lice; that two very different types of relapsing fever are caused by highly related microbes and that these probably had the same origin. I have found a way to grow some microbes that were believed to be impossible to grow and have devised several types of diagnostic tests. This is the fun of being a scientist.
- Robert Hampson answered on 12 Nov 2014:
  
  I have discovered a few things. However, I’m currently still early on in my career so hopefully there are many more things still waiting for me to discover them!
- Matt Bilton answered on 12 Nov 2014:
  
  Yes! Like Rob, I’m also quite early on in my career so only a few discoveries so far! The problem with making discoveries though is that they often lead to asking more questions. More questions means more experiments – leading to more discoveries…and more questions! Hmm. Best get back to work!
- Marikka Beecroft answered on 13 Nov 2014:
  
  Hi! I am still quite early on in my career but I did find something new about microbes that live in your mouth and how they change when you take sport supplements. I also found something new about the chemicals I’m working with and I’m just getting more data so I can publish it in a journal in the (hopefully) near future!! So excited!
- Ceri Dare answered on 13 Nov 2014:
  
  I have found little new things quite a lot – and as part of the team working in my hospital, I help to save lives every week!
  
  But I am only a baby scientist, so I have not found big new things on my own yet, just helped other people to do them.

Question: Have you ever discovered something new about science?

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