The single-sentence rule for understanding research paper Introductions. Have you thought about what the Introduction section of a life-science paper really does?
In this episode, we will address that question and discuss a simple rule. We will share a single sentence that encapsulates the entire role of the Introduction. It will make it easy to grasp the authors' intention and the paper’s core logic.
Hint: it is related to the key trio in the Abstract: the "Background-Known-Unknown" trio from Episode #53.
This episode = mini-series: reading-34.
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