Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles
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Activity 1
Stating the Conclusions of a Study
Write a conclusion for each of the following pairs of hypothesis/purpose statements and findings.
1. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the Q gene is associated with life span in mice. Finding: Seventy percent of the mice not expressing the Q gene lived 1 year longer than the mice that expressed the gene.
2. Purpose statement: The goal of our study was to determine the toxic
effects of drug X in patients with advanced solid tumors. Finding: In our study, 20 of 25 patients developed hand-foot syndrome after exposure to drug X.
Possible solutions will be handed out after discussion.
Please also see the examples of well-written Discussions (pages 5-18 and 5-21) for other examples of how to phrase the conclusions in the Discussion.
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