User:CWbiology/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Ecdysone

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

We discussed this hormone in class. It is believed to play a role in the molting process of insects. The changing hormone levels acts as a signal for the insect to advance to the next molting stage.

My initial impression was that it needs some more details added to it. For instance, it would be beneficial for it to include more information about the mechanisms and pathways that the hormone worked on.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead sentence is a decent introduction, but the rest of the lead paragraph is lacking. The structure is choppy and does not smoothly flow for the reader. It specifically mentions another organism, D. melanogaster, but it does not list the citation for the statements regarding it. A reference is needed to strengthen its validity.

The rest of the article continues in the vague approach. Such as stating about its medicinal value, but not including any other context. However, the use of images of the chemical structure are well placed and easy to ready. This article is listed as a Stub-class, and little conversation is occurring regarding this topic. No comments have been made since 2006 and the last edit in 2016. This article is under developed and needs to be expanded and updated.— ~