Writing in Biology

Scientific and Technical Writing Resources

Ambrose, H.W. III and K. P. Ambrose. 2001. A handbook of biological investigation. 5th ed. Winston-Salem, NC: Hunter Textbooks, Inc.

Biddle, A.W. and D. J. Bean.1987. Writer's guide: Life science. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Co.

Katz, M.J. 1985. Elements of the scientific paper. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

Knisely, K. 2002. A student handbook for writing in biology. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc.

Lobban, C.S. and M. Schefter. 1992. Successful lab reports: A manual for science students. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Lynch, J. 2001 Aug 3. A guide to grammar and style. <http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/> Accessed 2002 Nov. 25.

McMillan, V.E. 2001. Writing papers in the biological sciences. 3rd ed.. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin's.

Pechenik, J.A. 2001. A short guide to writing about biology 4th ed.. New York, NY: Longman.

Schwager, E. 1991. Medical English usage and abusage. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.

Strunk, W., Jr. and E.B. White. 1979. The elements of style. 3rd ed.. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. (online at http://www.bartleby.com/141/)

Wilkinson, A.M. 1991. The scientist's handbook for writing papers and dissertations. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Web sites you may want to visit:

Allen, M., L. Crowley, J. Donnell, C. Moore. 2002 April. Writing guidelines for engineering and science students. <http://filebox.vt.edu/eng/mech/writing> Accessed 2002 Nov. 28.

The Art of Science Writing. "Offers advice about science writing as well as examples from Charles Darwin, ... " [NSTA Reports, Oct/Nov 2002]. Teachers & Writers Collaborative.(http://www.twc.org/tmmain.htm)

Writing the Biology Laboratory Report: An Online Tutorial [Grove 2002] (http://www.profweb.ws/pgrove/labreport/index.html)