Written Assignment: Trace the Scientific Method in a Primary Research Scientific Article
Addresses course outcomes 1 and 4:
Use knowledge of biological principles and the scientific method to ask and answer relevant questions about the human body
Weigh and make health-related decisions based on an understanding of the value and limits of scientific knowledge and the scientific method
Substance in Green Tea Inhibits Inflammatory Breast Cancer Cells
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits stem-like inflammatory breast cancer cells
What is the overall hypothesis of this experiment? (Reminder: a hypothesis is a statement that can be tested).
In the Materials and Methods section of the paper, the authors discuss the cell culture and treatment conditions. What was the control group treated with in this section (make sure to look only at the Cell Culture and Treatment section of the paper)? Why?
Again, looking only at the Cell Culture and Treatment section, what was the experimental group treated with? Why?
In the Results section of the paper, the authors clearly summary their multiple findings. In the "EGCG Reduces Growth of Pre-existing
Tumors Derived from SUM-149 Stem-like Cells" results sub-section, the authors report a specfic finding. What specific result do the researchers report?
Did the researchers follow the scientific method in their experimental design? Explain.
Based on the results, was the hypothesis supported, and what can you conclude from this experiment?