Writing Biology

Author: (USA) Myers, translated by Sun Yongjun and others
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Publish Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This book conducts an insightful study on various texts written by digital biologists, such as research grant applications, academic papers, and popular science articles. It is highly beneficial for readers interested in "writing" as well as those interested in "biology." After systematically reviewing the debates surrounding scientific texts, the author focuses on the unique role that scientific texts play in producing scientific knowledge and reproducing its cultural and political authority, using various forms of texts created by biologists as material. The author's analysis covers all aspects of the production process of scientific knowledge: from writing research grant applications to creating academic papers and the debates sparked by paper claims within the scientific community; from publishing popular science articles to the arguments among the general public surrounding specific scientific "narratives."