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Reading and Writing a Scientific
Paper
Title and Authors
• Active – Makes a Point
• Authors:
– First Author: Main experimenter
– Last Author: Mentor, PI
– Institutions
Abstract
Introduction
Method
(and some intro)
Results
Discussion
Introduction
• Malaria is a bad disease
• Sterilization of male mosquitos
could prevent malaria
• Mating plug seals sperm and is
crucial for fertility –
tranglutaminase 3 is cruciual
• Transglutaminases are crucial
enzymes that cross-link proteins
• Cys323 is an active site
• Hypothesis: Mutation of Cys323
can disrupt transglutaminase
activity and prevent formation of
mating plug
Inverted Triangle
Structure
Methods
• Can break into subsections
• As detailed as possible
• Include: model/catalog numbers,
concentrations, time, etc
Results
Subsection title = result
Introduction to why doing the experiment
And what it is
Brief summary of method
Results with specific observations
Supported by references to Figures
Discussion
Inverted Triangle
Structure
References
• Primary Sources
• Reviews
• No Wikipedia, Internet Sources
• How to Find
– Pubmed (Keyword or MESH search)
– Google Scholar (.ezp1.harvard.edu)
– Countway Library

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Reading and writing a scientific paper