Written Report (30 points) – Due: November 24, 2024 Pick a biology topic that interests you, then search for an article on a specific aspect of that topic that you want to learn more about. E.g.: “The effect of climate change on the migration pattern of birds”, instead of “Climate Change”, or “The effect of air pollution in urban areas on the development of lung cancer”, instead of “Cancer”. The article must be no more than five years old, and come from a newspaper, magazine, internet site or other publication. Please note that Wikipedia itself is NOT an appropriate source for your paper, but the references listed at the bottom of the Wikipedia article may be. Your report must include the three following sections as paragraphs: 1) Summarize the information in the article; 2) Discuss how your topic is important to biology; 3) Discuss how the information is relevant to your life. Also, you must: 4) Include a link to the source article web page; 5) Show the word count at the bottom of your paper. 6) Proof-read and spell check your document. The report must be typed and be a minimum of 500 words long (approximately 2 double-spaced pages). Please upload your report under the appropriate assignment in Canvas. Examples of where to find science news articles and scientific research studies (but you are not limited to these sites): www.scientificamerican.com www.ucsusa.org www.student.societyforscience.org www.hhmi.com www.sciencenews.com www.livescience.com www.discovermagazine.com www.iucn.org www.nature.com www.globalissues.org www.nationalgeographic.com (news) www.the-scientist.com
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