DO NOT include figures, graphs, images, or any embedded files or macros. Learning to write effectively can only be learned by writing. For this reason, most papers submitted by new scientists receive many comments and usually require rewriting. Papers submitted by senior scientists usually require few corrections. Scientific research is a group activity.
Individual scientists perform experiments to test hypotheses about biological phenomena.
After their experiments are completed and duplicated, these researchers attempt to persuade others to accept or reject their hypotheses. The scientific paper is the vehicle of persuasion and an archival record for future generations. When it is published, it is available to other scientists for review. If the results stand up to criticism, they become part of the accepted body of scientific knowledge unless later disproved. There is general agreement among scientists that each section of the report should contain specific types of information.