BNFo 491/591 
Subcommittee on Genetic Modification
Orientation (Staffers) - Results vs Conclusions
Spring 2019 

In each case below, consider the phrase or sentence and decide whether it is:
O: an observation or result
C: a conclusion
RO: a report of someone else's observation
RC: a report of someone else's conclusion
X: something else
To choose amongst these possibilities, ask yourself "How do I know?"

To record your opinion about a given line:
  • Go to CyanoBIKE (From Resources and Links of course web page
  • Log in as yourself and register
  • Once you get to the green screen, bring down DEFINE from the DEFINITION menu
  • Type the line number (example A0) in the var box and press TAB
  • Type the symbol in the value box, preceded by a single quote (example 'X), and press TAB
  • Execute the function by double-clicking DEFINE

B. Winter et al (1987)

Winter RB, Morrissey L, Gauss P, Gold L, Hsu T, Karam J (1987).
Bacteriophage T4 regA protein binds to mRNAs and prevents translation initiation.
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 84:7822-7826.

First paragraph of Results section:

B1. Sentence 1, beginning Previous studies (24-27)...
B2. Sentence 2, beginning Additional regA-regulated T4 genes...
B3. Sentence 3, beginning To identify the...
B4. Sentence 4, beginning Fig. 1 shows...
B5. Sentence 5, beginning In one T4 genetic cluster...
B6. Sentence 6, beginning T4 genes rpbA and 45...
B7. Sentence 7, beginning Other work has shown...
B8. Sentence 8, beginning Thus, the gene cluster diagrammed...