Biology

1- Why was the Tomasetti et al article so misinterpreted by the media? Draw from

your own personal experiences to discuss other scientific phenomenon that has

been similarly misinterpreted.

2- What might be the consequences of scientific misreporting of this article?

3- What is the overall value of the Tomasetti et al paper? Cite two and be specific in

your rational for selecting these reasons.

4- Cite three criticisms of this paper. Be specific in the rationale for your criticism.

5- Design an experiment which might distinguish between environmental effects

and replicative errors in canter etiology.

You may assume you have access to all resources currently available to scientists

today,

Be specific in elucidating the application of the scientific method to your

experiment:

1) Observation

2) Hypothesis

3) Predictions

4) Experiment: Independent and dependent variables, controls, uncontrolled

variables, sample size

5) Results (predicted): How would you analyze your data

6)Conclusions: predict conclusions for the various outcomes of your experiment