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What is scientific literature?

What is scientific literature?

Update: 2024-02-12

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Today in the BioAudio podcast part one of a two part session on scientific literature. Today Prof. Erin Fraser joins me to talk about what we mean by "primary scientific literature". We will go through the basic structure of a scientific "paper" and what each section is for. We are out to demystify the world of scientific writing on the BioAudio podcast.

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What is scientific literature?

What is scientific literature?

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