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Scientific Writing

What is Scientific Writing?

  • Scientific writing is writing designed to communicate scientific ideas clearly and objectively. It is written by scientists for scientists and therefore contains information about complex ideas and often uses technical language specific to a certain field of research.
  • Most scientific articles contain the following sections:
    • Introduction
    • Methods and Materials
    • Results
    • Discussion
  • This page is designed to connect you to resources and tools that will aid you in reading, writing, and interpreting scientific literature. Watch the video below to get started. 

Scientific Writing Basics

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