Nobody reads term papers for fun anymore

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The Guardian is wondering why nobody has bothered to make academic writing more exciting.  I suppose they're right. How about a new take on the typical biology research paper:

The 1918 flu killed millions worldwide. In the course of this paper, we will examine the spread of the pandemic, as well as the intimate details of the life of Ms. Glendeen Rockhopper, the former secretary of a famed flu scientist who had a series of torrid affairs and climbed Mt. Everest with her poodle, Mr. Fancy.

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