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The primary biological literature consists of all the publications by individual researchers describing their own work. Among biologists, the ability to read, interpret, and criticize primary literature is a highly regarded skill that graduate students practice during "journal clubs" as coursework and within individual research labs. Understandably, Wikipedia policies express some hesitation regarding the ability of editors to make these judgments. Specifically, Wikipedia policy (WP:PRIMARY) directs editors, "All interpretive claims, analyses, or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary source, rather than original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors." Even so, Wikipedia editors should find that primary biological sources have a great deal to offer.
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