Writing a Short Scientific Paper in Molecular Biology

• Structure
• Scientific Language
  • Assessment Criteria

• Structuring the Title
  • Abbreviations
  • Authors' Names
• Scientific Language

• Structuring the Summary

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Introduction
  • Aim and Hypothesis
• Scientific Language
  • Information Flow
  • Verbs

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Methods
• Scientific Language

• Background & Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Results
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2 Tables
  • Stage 2 Figures
  • Stage 3
• Scientific Language
  • Tense
  • Certainty

• Entry Quiz
• Structuring the Discussion
• Scientific Language
  • Cohesion
  • Evaluative Language
  • Using Verbs

• In-text References
• Reference List

• Example Report

Entry Quiz Exercise 1

Use this quiz to see how much you know about writing an introduction section.

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