‘Developmental Programming and Reprogramming of Adult Disease-Obesity'Please find paper attached below: Early development of adiposity and insulin resistance after catch-up weight gain in smallfor-gestational-age children. Ibáñez et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:2153 - 2158, 2006.
YOU MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS IN THE WORD DOCUMENT TABLE PROFORMA ATTACHED BELOW.
A. Analyse the Science (8%): • Thoroughly read the paper. Identify and summarize the hypothesis, 3 important key scientific findings, and write a scientific conclusion that you believe is supported by the paper. • Each of your 3 important key scientific findings should be backed up by data and analysis presented in the paper. You should refer specifically to the data. This is about evidence, not opinion. • The hypothesis and conclusion you provide may be different to the perspective presented by the authors of the paper. Based on the evidence you evaluate you should determine what hypothesis can be validly evaluated and what conclusion can be reached.
B. Make the message in Simple Language (5%): • In clear (non-technical) language rewrite your scientific hypothesis, 3 important key findings, and scientific conclusion into simple (not simplistic) language while retaining the meaning for each of these items. • You do not need to include the scientific evidence that addresses each of your important key findings in this section. • Your language must be concise and comprehensible using appropriate vocabulary. Do not use scientific jargon/technical words. Aim for a scientific literacy of mid-secondary school level.
C. Create a Relevant Media ‘Spin’ of the take home message (2%):A catchy statement that could be found in the media about the conclusions drawn from the paper.• Effective communication of scientific knowledge is essential to increase the publics appreciation of science and scientific discoveries. Using your simple language summary, write a brief media report that adds some ‘spin’ to the paper’s findings – i.e. conveys an exciting (and maybe even a little sensationalised) message. • This section should express the relevance of the research and importance of the findings in journalistic feature writing style highlighting the global impact of the research.
Example: paper "paternity influence on weight gain" and catchy statement in media "Who's your father? You can blame him for being fat".