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HONOUR SCHOOL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR
BIOCHEMISTRY
SECOND PUBLIC EXAMINATION
PART 1
Paper II – Critical Reading and Analysis of Research
Papers
____________________________________________________________
TRINITY TERM – 2023
Tuesday 2nd May 2023: 2.30 – 4.30 p.m.
Two hours
Answer ALL questions from ONE section.
Write your candidate number ON EVERY BOOK. Indicate clearly on the
front cover which section you are answering.
Take care to write legibly.
Supplementary information is not reproduced, and you can ignore any
reference to supplementary information. Credit will not be given for
extensive repetition of material in your answers in this paper.
Do not turn over until told that you may do so.
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Answer ALL questions from ONE section only
(note – the questions are the same for each section).
Section A
Read the attached research paper marked Section A (starting on page 4).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Cellular Chemistry
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
Section B
Read the attached research paper marked Section B (starting on page 17).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Molecular Processes
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
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Section C
Read the attached research paper marked Section C (starting on page 27).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Information Transfer
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
Section D
Read the attached research paper marked Section D (starting on page 41).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Cell in Time and
Space theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
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A18244 W1 2023 - Paper II - Critical reading
Biochemistry (University of Oxford)
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A18244W1
DNMA
HONOUR SCHOOL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR
BIOCHEMISTRY
SECOND PUBLIC EXAMINATION
PART 1
Paper II – Critical Reading and Analysis of Research
Papers
____________________________________________________________
TRINITY TERM – 2023
Tuesday 2nd May 2023: 2.30 – 4.30 p.m.
Two hours
Answer ALL questions from ONE section.
Write your candidate number ON EVERY BOOK. Indicate clearly on the
front cover which section you are answering.
Take care to write legibly.
Supplementary information is not reproduced, and you can ignore any
reference to supplementary information. Credit will not be given for
extensive repetition of material in your answers in this paper.
Do not turn over until told that you may do so.
1
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Answer ALL questions from ONE section only
(note – the questions are the same for each section).
Section A
Read the attached research paper marked Section A (starting on page 4).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Cellular Chemistry
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
Section B
Read the attached research paper marked Section B (starting on page 17).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Molecular Processes
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
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Section C
Read the attached research paper marked Section C (starting on page 27).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Information Transfer
theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
Section D
Read the attached research paper marked Section D (starting on page 41).
This research paper relates to topics covered in the Cell in Time and
Space theme.
1. Write an abstract for this paper (maximum 250 words). [50]
2. In your opinion, which is the most important table or figure in the paper,
and if the figure consists of several panels which is the most important
panel or panels? Justify your choice. [15]
3. Identify an important experimental control in this paper and explain why
this control is necessary. Is this a sufficient control or are other controls
necessary? [15]
4. Describe a potential limitation of the experiments presented in this
paper, or the conclusions drawn. [10]
5. If you were an author of this paper, what TWO experiments might you
do next? Give a brief experimental outline of each and justify your
choice. [10]
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