For my interview, I decided to interview a friend and graduate student with a bachelors degree in bio, Nathan Deasy. We sat down together and discussed how writings in the field of biology were usually like, and I can say it was nothing less of what I Expected him to say. Being a biology major, I've come across a few papers here in my short time at UofL that are similar to what he brought up in our conversation. A lot of the writings are research based. You either have to find the evidence of whatever your topic might be or feed off of someone else information. He said it was similar to what you do in other subjects besides the fact that its more based on statistical research or experimentation, which is in a lot if the pieces.
For my three sources, the first source I'm going to use is Scientific Writing 101, which is an article I found online. It takes you through the process of writing scientific papers and it helps you understand the process of writing better.
The next source is online called Passive Voice in Scientific Writing. It is similar to the other paper as it goes through the same processes. The good thing about this piece is it even gives example papers to show a better understanding of the ways of writing in this field.
Finally, I'm going to to use one of my old papers I typed in one of my old biology classes. Looking at old work and look at what was expected of me in my writing will help me go back and understand the nature of writing in biology.
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