You will write a 1200 word essay taking a focus similar to a think piece, but formal in style. You will
be provided with a selection of papers that you can focus your essay on. Pick one as your
‘selected paper’, and write an essay as described:
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Write a full, formal essay on one of the provided papers (your ‘selected paper’) using a
focus similar to one you might take in a ‘think piece’. For example, the essay might focus
on:
o How the techniques described could be applied to a different system
o An area where the selected paper conflicts with another you have read this
semester
o Exploration of an unanswered question the selected paper sparked in your mind
o An experiment that would be the “next step” after the selected paper
o Implications of the findings in the selected paper to a broader theory
You may address other papers in the answer (for example, if you wish to do a comparison between
the selected paper and another), but the main content must be centred around a single selected
paper. As with think pieces, provide the full citation of the selected paper at the top of the page,
clearly indicating it is your selected paper. Cite any other papers referred to in the text and include
a reference list at the end of the essay, using Biology’s standard Harvard referencing style.
this is the paper you have to write it on, it has to be a think piece so have personal ideas about the paper.