http://www.nodalpoint.org/node/1761 Comments for "Alcohol and Science" en http://www.nodalpoint.org/node/1761#comment-2860 <p>I'm a big fan of these sorts of articles. The best writing usually tells a story: a continuous narrative for some reason resonates deeply with the human mind and allows us to absorb information and place things into perspective. It's an old trick, going back to the legends and parables of the ancient worlds of Gilgamesh and Homer.</p> <p>One of the things we often miss when reading/writing a scientific paper is this narrative: the introduction should at least set the scene, but in truth so many scientists are so poor at writing that their papers become garbled and abstruse, even for other experts in their field.</p> <p>Maybe we should all try to tell stories in our next papers?</p> <br class="clear" /> Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:25:37 -0500 chris comment 2860 at http://www.nodalpoint.org http://www.nodalpoint.org/node/1761 Two of my favourite things and the subject of a 3-article feature in <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7071/index.html">Nature this week</a>, presumably for the festive season. The <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7071/full/4381068a.html">first of these</a> is a fascinating look at the evolution of ADH genes. http://www.nodalpoint.org/node/1761#comments Cell Biology Evolution Genetics Microbiology Research Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:01:34 -0500 Neil 1761 at http://www.nodalpoint.org