Ms. Childress is not seeking to uncover flaws - except in society for not fully appreciating a sizable talent.

December 15: David Green, the director of Civitas, says the Telegraph investigation uncovered "profound flaws" in the system.

In many cases, journalists uncover flaws in the research while calling independent sources to pull their story together.

However, experts note that the continuing process of testing also has the potential to uncover new flaws, again delaying the oft-postponed mission.

Three years ago, Dr. Templeton uncovered serious flaws in the statistical analysis underlying the mitochondrial Eve concept as evidence for a recent African origin of modern humans.

The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune in Massachusetts won for an investigation that uncovered flaws in the state prison furlough system.

In 2004, a six-month investigation by the San Jose Mercury News uncovered deep systemic flaws, concluding that violence was predominant, gangs ruled, and fear was pervasive.

By not delving more deeply, the directors appear to have missed an opportunity to uncover fundamental flaws in what Enron was doing, according to the special committee's report.

James Medoff, a Harvard economics professor, and Andrew Harless, an economic consultant in Needham, Mass., have uncovered deep-rooted flaws in the data.

TWIC is intended to protect the nation's port and maritime transportation systems, but the GAO has uncovered serious flaws and weaknesses in this program.