LIFESCI 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Alpha Helix, Unsaturated Fat, Pyrimidine
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Isn"t always linear a: from hypothesis, model you make a prediction c, hypothesis is either falsified or validated, never really prove anything in science, just test it over and over again . Hypotheses made to explain a group of observations a. iii. Searching for regularities over a long period of time a. iv. Further observations are made to confirm or deny the hypothesis a. v. Test is designed to confirm/deny a hypothesis b. iii. Control groups are used to test for effects b. iv. Further tests can be done: all scientists do a little of both and there is a constant feedback between observation and experiment, ex. Can approach this through biology/basic research about how cancer spreads or starts or epidemiology/applied research to see how it affects populations. Epidemiology: observationally (inductively) or experimentally (deductively, analytical studies b. i. Cohort/longitudinal studies what will happen to me if i do this? b. ii.
