Mulder and Scully

plural Mulders and Scullys

1. A pair of detectives who work well together, especially investigating the paranormal.

   Also- a tidbit that our resident Mulders and Scully's^([sic]) might find interesting

   2016 April 4, ochobeavo, “Saturday Practice Recap”, in Benny's House, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2026

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   "So, what, you guys are going to be the Mulder and Scully of Blackridge?" Peter had a worried look on his face. "You almost killed yourself down there, Paula. I don't know if you can trust urself to take this on right now. What about your head injury? You're not as strong as you think you are. I want you evaluated by someone."

   2018, K. J. Gillenwater, The Little Black Box

   A group led by Lena Kranz and Mathias Vormehr would use the samples to look for both kinds of T-cells: CD4s, also known as helper cells, the initiators and orchestrators of the immune response, and patrolling CD8s, with their innate "x-ray vision" that allows them to identify and kill camouflaged enemies. The Mulder and Scully of BioNTech (the duo often conclude each other's sentences), Lena and Mathias contributed to the development of the company's mRNA cancer vaccines as graduate students and had since become world-leading T-cell detectives.

   2022, Joe Miller, Özlem Türeci, Ugur Sahin, The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the COVID-19 Pandemic, St. Martin's Publishing Group

   'Insult to injury,' said Cupido, 'they went and split us up. Us. The Mulder and Scully of the Hawks, the Holmes and ... never mind who his partner was, you get my drift.

   2022, Deon Meyer, The Dark Flood, Grove Atlantic