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G uid elin es fo r F in al P aper P eer-R evie w

A ssig nm ent: S um mariz e h ow a m ain str e am n ew s p ie ce p ortr a ys s cie ntif ic r e se arc h to th e

g enera l p ublic . A sse ss th e p rim ary a rtic le th at th e n ew s p ie ce c e nte rs a ro u nd a nd b re ak it d ow n

f o r th e g enera l a udie nce . T his e xe rc is e is m ea nt to r e ve al h ow s cie nce is tr a n sla te d to b e

u nders ta ndable to th e g enera l p ublic a nd to u nders ta nd in fo rm atio n th at a re p ossib ly lo st o r

m is re pre se nte d in th is p ro ce ss. B y p erfo rm in g th is fin al p aper e xe rc is e , le arn in g o utc o m es

i n clu de: 1 ) s cie ntif ic lit e ra cy o f r e ce nt r e se arc h , 2 ) im pro vin g o ne’s w rit in g a nd p re se nta tio n

s kills , a nd 3 ) d eve lo pin g a n u nders ta ndin g o f h ow s cie nce is p ortr a ye d b y th e n ew s.

D oes th e m ain str e am n ew s p ie ce fo cu s o n m ic ro b es o r m ic ro b io m es?

D oes th e m ain str e am n ew s p ie ce c it e a t le ast o ne p rim ary a rtic le ( p e er-re vie w ed o r

p re -p rin t) ?

D oes th e p rim ary a rtic le p ro duce o rig in al d ata o n m ic ro b es o r m ic ro b io m es?

D oes th e F in al P aper p ro perly s u m mariz e th e p ers p e ctiv e ta ke n b y th e m ain str e a m

n ew s p ie ce ? F or e xa m ple , d oes th e F in al P ap er e xp la in h ow th e m ain str e a m n ew s p ie ce

m ake s th e fin din gs o f th e s cie ntif ic a rtic le in te re stin g to th e g enera l p ublic ?

D oes th e F in al P aper e xp la in w hat w as in clu ded in th e n ew s p ie ce a nd w hat w as

e xclu ded?

D oes th e F in al P aper b rie fly d escrib e th e e xp erim en ta l s e t- u p a nd th e c o lle cte d d ata

f r o m th e p rim ary a rtic le ? W as th e d escrip tio n e asy to u nders ta nd?

D oes th e F in al P aper e xp la in th e m ain fin din gs o f th e p rim ary a rtic le ( w hic h c o uld b e

d if f e re nt fr o m w hat th e n ew s p ie ce h ig hlig hte d) th at c a n b e e asily u nders to od to th e

g enera l p ublic ?

D oes th e F in al P aper p ro perly e va lu ate th e s ig nif ic a nce o f th e p rim ary a rtic le ?

D oes th e F in al P aper u se p ro per g ra m mar a nd s p ellin g th ro u ghout th e e ntir e p aper?

I s th e w rit in g c le ar? D oes th e w rit in g a vo id lo ng s e nte nce s

I s th e F in al P aper c o m pre hensib le to s o m eo ne w it h out h avin g r e a d th e p rim ary a rtic le ?

F or e xa m ple , th e F in al P aper s h ould n ot u se s cie ntif ic ja rg o n o r a bbre via tio ns, s u ch a s

“ A SV” o r “ E C ” o r “ g erm -fr e e”.

D oes th e F in al P aper p ro perly c it e th e n ew s p ie ce a nd th e p rim ary a rtic le ?