{"id":127,"date":"2023-04-10T15:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-cadw\/?p=127"},"modified":"2023-10-17T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:35:00","slug":"how-to-write-a-scientific-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-cadw\/2023\/04\/10\/how-to-write-a-scientific-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write a Scientific Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was submitted by Dr. Cawa Tran from the Biology Department. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/wp-cadw\/files\/2023\/04\/biology_Whiteside_how_to_write_a_paper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can download a copy of it here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor George M. Whitesides Harvard University\u2019s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology created a short guide on how to write a scientific paper. He highlights the purpose of a scientific paper and the benefits of creating an outline. 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