Intro to Science Blogging

Koala bears are important sources of funding for research projects

Use your first post to describe your topic and the purpose of your blog.  Assume that your readers are reasonably intelligent but unfamiliar with the subject. You can do this in the form of a short paragraph.  Writing a blog is different than writing a term paper.  You will gather bits of information and add them a little at a time over the course of the semester.  People who are reading blogs will skim your entry rather quickly.  Add pictures. Try listing your main points at the bottom or top of your post.  Add links so your reader can easily find your references or find additional information.

1. Introduce your readers to your topic.  What is it about?  Why is it important or interesting?
2. Add posts regularly.
3. Keep your entries short.  A few paragraphs are plenty.
4. Remember to include your citations at the bottom of your blog.
5. Add pictures, graphs, tables etc.
6. Add links.

Here are two example references.  You can follow this structure.

Steinmetz R, Brown NG, Allen DL, Bigsby RM, & Ben-Jonathan N (1997). The environmental estrogen bisphenol A stimulates prolactin release in vitro and in vivo. Endocrinology, 138 (5), 1780-6 PMID: 9112368  

Yang CZ, Yaniger SI, Jordan VC, Klein DJ, & Bittner GD (2011). Most plastic products release estrogenic chemicals: a potential health problem that can be solved. Environmental Health Perspectives, 119 (7), 989-96 PMID: 21367689