In the discipline of Biology and in science as a whole, authors communicate in very specific ways to their audiences. It usually starts with a question and develops into a story. Most authors are scientists or researchers who originally have a hypothesis and through the scientific method, they will develop a whole study. Each project has a specific question, purpose, method, and data collection technique for their writing. These few parts will ultimately lead to an introduction section, results section and discussion section in which the author has the most voice and does the most "storytelling".
The scientists derive evidence from their project and they will use that in order to prove their theory or someone else's theory right (or wrong). These projects can last a few months, a few years, or decades. My neurology lab professor has written a paper in a year, yet my sociology teacher has been working on a paper for about fifteen years. Each paper is unique and will provide intellect and an alternate perspective. There are a few different ways through which the authors communicate with their audiences- they use research papers, theses, notebook entries, posters, diagrams and charts. Depending on the audience, which can range from elementary school students, to world class surgeons, scientific writing varies in depth and in length. Visual aids in biology are extremely useful because a lot of the vernacular is difficult for a first time reader.
Writing in science helps the author clarify their thinking pathways, synthesize their ideas, and effectively communicate with their reader. It involves a lot of question asking and a lot of collaboration. We need writing in biology because science is a belief system in some ways, which means people need something to abide by and follow. It is also the way our world has become so advanced. If we didn't have people testing the Earth's limits right now, or questions why certain things are, we would not have achieved and learned so much about ourselves and our surroundings.
The scientists derive evidence from their project and they will use that in order to prove their theory or someone else's theory right (or wrong). These projects can last a few months, a few years, or decades. My neurology lab professor has written a paper in a year, yet my sociology teacher has been working on a paper for about fifteen years. Each paper is unique and will provide intellect and an alternate perspective. There are a few different ways through which the authors communicate with their audiences- they use research papers, theses, notebook entries, posters, diagrams and charts. Depending on the audience, which can range from elementary school students, to world class surgeons, scientific writing varies in depth and in length. Visual aids in biology are extremely useful because a lot of the vernacular is difficult for a first time reader.
Writing in science helps the author clarify their thinking pathways, synthesize their ideas, and effectively communicate with their reader. It involves a lot of question asking and a lot of collaboration. We need writing in biology because science is a belief system in some ways, which means people need something to abide by and follow. It is also the way our world has become so advanced. If we didn't have people testing the Earth's limits right now, or questions why certain things are, we would not have achieved and learned so much about ourselves and our surroundings.