I’ve been debating what to write in this post. I want to outline what a research paper looks like and what each section is for, but it’s so dry! My husband assures me that he didn’t know a lot of this information before he met me though…
One of the first things people (ok, teens) ask of foreigners is how to swear in their native language. Since science can almost be considered a language of its own considering all the jargon, I figured I should let people in on a few key cuss words. I don't mean…
There's one thing I want to address before I go into writing a research article, and that's supplemental figures. I mentioned in my last post that high impact journals such as Science, Nature and Cell require vast amounts of data to publish there. Fair enough. They want well-supported, in-depth studies…
The next step in writing up a manuscript is evaluating the strength of your study. Is it a novel, never seen before breakthrough, or is it simply adding on to the existing knowledge? Do you show cause and effect, or only correlations? Did you use multiple models/methods to make…
I talked a little while ago about how to design an experiment, so I guess it’s time to talk about the next step in science: writing a research paper for publication. Depending on the type of study you’ve done (clinical vs lab-based vs theoretical), there’s going to…
It's almost that time of year again; the Nobel Prize winners will be announced Oct 6-13. And just a short month prior to that, the Ig Nobel Prizes will be awarded! In case you haven't heard of these, here's a description from the site: The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements…