1. General background:The objective of the study and the authors’ overall hypothesis.What was previously known in the field.What novel findings the authors want to demonstrate, and why these finds are expected to be impactful for the field.
2. Figures – briefly describe each of the main figures by mentioning the objective of the experiment, what technique was used, and what the overall finding was. (for e.g. In Fig. 1a, the authors performed RT-qPCR to demonstrate that the transcript level of gene X was increased with treatment Y compared to the control).
3. Conclusions and discussions:What did the study demonstrate?What were potential caveats and opportunities for improvements?Did the authors mention future directions based on this study?
4. Your personal opinions:
How did you feel about the study? Did you like it? Did you think the experimental designs were appropriate? Do you think the study was impactful?
Are you convinced with the results and what the authors’ claims and conclusions?What would you have done differently, if anything?What other experiments would you have included?What new questions would you ask based on this study?
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