Scientific Process

The Scientific Process is commonly represented as a linear process, but is better represented by a web or cyclic process because there is no distinct beginning or end. The cyclic process shows that there is no pattern to the process of science, and that one discovery can lead to a whole new process. Scientists can’t precisely predict exactly where their research might take them. The linear process shown in textbooks does not accurately portray the Scientific Method. It only shows one distinct path starting with purpose and ending with conclusion, and does not represent the complexity of a scientific experiment like DNA research. The Scientific Process is always looping back to steps as scientist collaborate, develop new questions and use
Technology also allows for more precise testing, enhancing the overall quality of experiments which could then lead back to a past discovery and try to replicate its experiments but with precision. Similarly new technology can also cause breakthroughs in the scientific development, which does not support the traditional Scientific Method but closely relates to the cyclic process that has no pattern. In the article The structure of DNA: Cooperation and Competition they state that, “New technology had made it possible to observe smaller structures than ever before.” Therefore technology can greatly impact scientific discoveries. Also in that article it shared other advancements in the technology in the experiments with x-rays. “X-ray diffraction, developed in the first half of the 20th century, was one of the new technologies that made solving the structure of DNA possible.” Ultimately the technological advancements continue into the present as more and more electronics become regularly available. This is why experiments are never ending and continue into modern
The simplified version implies that studies are step by step like a recipe, also that the whole process is done individually,and that it always concludes. Truthfully the Scientific Method is very complex it is hard to represent it on one page but is most accurately portrayed in as a cycle with no beginning or end. The process of science is never ending and is very creative as more questions are developed throughout the scientific community. The complex Scientific Process is built on many experiments, past discoveries, collaborations, questions and research. All of which evolves into evidence that could support or refute a