Scientific Methods
There is nothing mysterious or even particularly unusual about the things that scientists do.
The basis of the scientific method is asking questions and then trying to come up with the answers. You could ask, "Why do dogs and cats have hair?" One answer might be that it keeps them warm. BOOM! It's the scientific method in action.
scientific method Systematic apporach of observation, hypothesis formation, hypothesis testing and hypothesis evaluation that forms the basis for modern science.
The Scientific Method
What is it?
The scientific method is the experimental testing of a hypothesis formulated after the systematic, objective collection of data. A scientist who studies our immune system phrased this idea very well: ...
scientific method The objective process of approaching a problem. Involves hypothesis establishment, testing and observing the results, reevaluation of the hypothesis in light of new knowledge, ...
the scientific method of naming organisms by two Latin (or latinized) words, the first the genus, the second the species
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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The "Scientific Method" is a systematic approach to advancing knowledge. There are differences among scientists and among disciplines concerning the details of the method.
Steps in the scientific method commonly include:
Observation: defining the problem you wish to explain.
Hypothesis: one or more falsifiable explanations for the observation.
Experimentation: Controlled attempts to test one or more hypotheses.
scientific method
screening technique
second division segregation (SDS)
second law of thermodynamics
second messenger
second-site mutation
secondary oocyte
secondary sexual character
secondary spermatocyte
secondary structure ...
Other sources consider systems biology as a paradigm, usually defined in antithesis to the so-called reductionist paradigm, although fully consistent with the scientific method.
"Law and the Genetics of Identity," for example, reviews the scientific methodology of genetic fingerprinting and explains the accuracy and use of this tool in criminal cases, as well as for establishing the identity of missing persons.
A group of techniques developed to apply scientific methods and tools to solve the problems of decision making in complex organizations and systems.
Scientific Evidence and the Scientific Method
Phylogenetics introduction
Figure 1: A consensus universal phylogeny
Cladistics and phylogenetic reconstruction ...
hypothesis -- A concept or idea that can be falsified by various scientific methods.
ingroup -- In a cladistic analysis, the set of taxa which are hypothesized to be more closely related to each other than any are to the outgroup.
CLOSURE ON VIRUSES (ARE VIRUSES LIVING BEINGS OR NOT?)SCIENTIFIC METHOD
IF VIRUSES ARE INERT BEINGS, WHY DOES BIOLOGY STUDY THEM?FACTUAL SCIENCES
REFERENCES ...
Do you think it's possible to predict which species are more critical to an ecosystem's function using scientific methods? ...
 See also: Organ, Biology, Life, Trans, Human
  
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