BIOC5274M – Assessed essay
This assessment is worth 75% of the module mark. First read the paper below in detail (a pdf is provided in the VLE).
Goode et al., 2016, Developmental Cell 36, 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.01.024
Then in essay format, explain what has been done in this research, and for each table or figure presenting data, explain how the data were obtained. Take care in particular to explain computational and statistical methods. What are the major conclusions of the paper? Do you have any criticisms of what has been done? What do you think should be the next step for this research?
Your essay should be no more than 2500 words. You are permitted to include Figures from the paper and other diagrams, for which captions do not contribute to the word count.