MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

ABSTRACT
My article review compares two research articles that have similar end goals, but achieve their results using distinct methods. Dr. Debrabrata Biswas, a professor at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Vivian Wu, a professor at the University of Maine, both test the antibacterial properties of blueberries against foodborne pathogens. Biswas extracts his blueberries with a 10% ethanol solution at 60 °C incubation. He finds that blueberries inhibit bacterial growth by altering the bacteria’s autoaggregation and hydrophobicity virulence properties. Wu extracts her blueberries with an 80% methanol solution at 25 °C incubation. She finds that blueberries inhibit bacterial growth by damaging bacterial cell membranes and exposing bacteria to unviable pH conditions. Biswas’ research can improve by including more numerical evidence that compare his costs to the costs of other methods, especially since he is claiming that his method is very cost-efficient. Wu’s research can improve reader comprehension by presenting numerical data in a designated section in her article, rather than dispersing the numbers throughout. Their experiments are great examples of how researchers today are working to find effective, yet cost-efficient methods to prevent bacteria. My article review dissects their arguments and compares their methods and results for a wide audience. Food scientists can use my article review to prolong the shelf life of food and researchers can choose to use one, or both methods, in their own experiments.

READER'S PROFILE
I imagine a reader who is doubtful that he or she can replicate the methods used by Dr. Biswas or Dr. Wu.

READER'S RESPONSE
There is not enough detail and a lack of step-by-step procedures to be able to replicate the methods discussed in the article review. Perhaps if they had included specific brand names and more detail of exactly how they performed the extraction, I would be able to achieve the same results that the two researchers discussed.

V, is replication going to be difficult here? How well characterized are the methods? At least for Dr. B's protocols, you can really address this question, including the use of brand name prep kits, buffering details, extraction routines, etc.

Looks really good. Go blueberries! Beat the (bad) bacteria.