User:DevBioBunnyGirl/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
V(D)J recombination

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I think it may be the article I would like to edit. It matters because the VDJ combination is the reason why we have such great immunity, since the random combination is why there are so many epitopes that can provide shapes that will bind with many different antigens. My preliminary impression of it was it was very informative, and it follows a logical order.

Evaluate the article
The leading statement is a good first topic sentence that explains exactly what V(D)J recombination is. The opening section also discusses where, with whom, and what purpose with regards to V(D)J recombination. The page was last edited in August 2022; however, the most recent cited source was from 2018, which is almost five years ago. This article had a neutral point of view when discussing about the benefits to V(D)J recombination in regards to antibodies, but it also does state how costly and regulated the process is. The 2018 source is from a book, which means that it may be about a few years behind because it takes years to write a book. The most recent article that can be accessed was published in May 2012, which was 11 years ago. There should be an effort made to put more recent sources in the paper because this process is so random, but it is very important for the sake of everyone to have immunity against many threats to the body. The writing is well-organized and easy to follow. There is a graphic that depicts the V(D)J recombination of a heavy chain of an immunoglobulin, which is nice. I wished there were a few more graphics to help illustrate the process of V(D)J recombination because it is complicated. The discussions in the talk page relate to if the V(D)J recombination process is random and how many VH genes. Both of these are important to consider and should be updated on the article when it can. It is a part of physiology and molecular biology Wiki Projects and has a mid-importance. Overall, the article is concise; however, it needs updated information.