The phrase "a critical discovery" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an important or significant finding in a particular field, such as science, history, or research.
Example: "The researchers announced a critical discovery that could change the way we understand climate change."
Alternatives: "an essential finding" or "a significant breakthrough."
A critical discovery was made in 1997: the virus can lie dormant in long-lived cells, untouched by the current drugs.
"This is a critical discovery in catalysis, because so far, the mindset has been to simply design a catalyst's surface," she said.
But Allison started looking at how the immune system fights disease, using mice as study models, and capitalized on a critical discovery: T-cells require two signals to attack a target effectively.
Reiskarimian made a critical discovery in early 2015, as she was trying to find new applications for N-path filters, which are RF time-varying switched-capacitor circuits that have been around since the 1950s.
Further analysis showed that none of the five management-appointed change agents were among the top 20 influencers". This is a critical discovery for the future of the company and its productivity.
A critical discovery was made showing dual functions of IRF3 in virus infected cells: it not only induces antiviral genes but also triggers apoptotic cell death by the RLR-induced IRF3 mediated Pathway of Apoptosis (RIPA) (Fig. 1).
The steel column identified last Wednesday by Ms. Bonilla, with its brackets, bolts and two pairs of winglike steel plates still attached, is a potentially critical discovery.
The critical discovery in this atomic model emerged a century ago in a talk before the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society in March 1911 and a paper published soon after in the Philosophical Magazine.
This is a critical fundamental discovery of molecular genetics.
This critical discovery led to Dr. Silver becoming a Fellow with the renowned Explorers Club.
Through process of critical discovery and conceptual dissection to develop an expertise in uncovering the unfamiliar in the familiar, the lacrosse glove is reconstructed using restructuring and adaptations of its original components.
