Overview

"""Writing in the Biological Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide to Scientific Communication"" serves as a comprehensive ""one-stop"" reference guide to scientific writing and communication for budding professionals in the life sciences and related fields. The book is designed to function both as a free-standing textbook for a course on writing in the sciences and as an accompanying text or reference guide in courses with writing-intensive components. It covers all the basics of scientific communication that students need to know and master for successful scientific careers. The book lays the foundation for professional writing by starting with basic scientific writing principles and then by applying these principles to lab reports, summaries, and critiques and eventually also to full-fledged scientific research articles, review articles, and grant proposals. Practical advice for organizing academic presentations and posters as well as for putting together job applications is also included."

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9780197665404

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"<""A very practical book to help students write better. The book contains examples and illustrations to help students understand how to improve their writing. It is also a great reference book as it contains great insight on writing lab reports, creating presentations, and producing job materials.> * Erica Kosal, North Carolina State University * <""A brief, clear, and affordable 'how-to' manual for students that includes great examples of what to do and what not to do when it comes to scientific writing.> * Welkin Pope, hatham University *"

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Angelika H. Hofmann is an academic fundraiser for the sciences at Dartmouth College, as well as the Founder and President of SciWri Services, a venture that provides workshops, consulting and editing services on scientific communication globally.

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