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Introductory Biology

Empirical Scientific Research

link to How to read a scientific paper

Empirical Articles Review Articles

Reports of original research

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  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion

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         "we tested"

         "in our study, we measured..."

Critical evaluations of material already published.

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