Experimental Design

Experimental Design

Please choose a genetics article from a scientific journal (not from the popular press). Be sure that it has the sections described at the end of these instructions (materials and methods, results, etc.). Evaluate the article carefully and submit an original post that contains the following sections:

Article Link: be sure to provide a link to the article or attach a complete copy of the article for your classmates.
Citation: give the complete citation for the article including title, author(s), date, publisher, etc.
Scientific Method: give your opinion about whether the researchers carried out the steps of the scientific method.
Validity of Hypothesis: give your opinion about the validity of the hypothesis. What led the author(s) to propose this particular hypothesis?
Sections of the Article: give your opinion about whether the sections of the article fulfilled the characteristics described below. How did the authors demonstrate and evaluate their data? Briefly describe each section of the article.
Design of Experiment: give your opinion about the effectiveness of the design of the experiment. Did the study effectively test the original hypothesis? Were the conclusions valid?
Quality of Published Article: give your opinion about the overall quality of the published article.