Actin and Myosin II

Abstract – what was done and take home message (Major question(s) addressed) Introduction – motivation and putting topic, experiments in context and major question(s) addressed Figures and Tables – quality of data Experimental – can the experiments be trusted? Do they show that was suggested/interpreted of the data? Results and Discussion; approach taken; significance to the field (speaker’s view); other groups view (briefly – but whom are the competitors and what do they say?) Conclusion – take home message Length – not including references and title = 800-1000 words. References – 5 are required; needed to put paper in context; what other researchers come up on a search of Web of Science – are they taking the same approach. A little knowledge will allow your discussion to move from – “what is happening” to “is this experiment really the best to show what is happening?”