Biology Research Report (IMRaD Format)

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Write a complete research report in IMRaD format (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References) documenting a real biological investigation. The investigation can be original wet lab data OR a rigorous analysis of a named publicly available biological dataset (GBIF, NCBI SRA, iNaturalist) — both produce a real artifact with the same documentation requirements. The proof is the report plus a documented review by a working biologist who challenges the methodology section (specifically: are the controls adequate? is the statistical analysis appropriate? do the results support the conclusions?) and provides written feedback that the student must respond to. The Methods section must be detailed enough that another researcher could replicate the investigation. Primary literature (minimum 5 peer-reviewed sources) is required in the Introduction and Discussion.

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