User:Lpscientist/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Electrophoretic color marker

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I first became interested in this article because electrophoresis tracking dyes were a subject extensively explored in Biochemistry Laboratory class. In reviewing it, I realized that the article could benefit from edits, including the addition of images and more in-depth content.

Evaluate the article

 * The information in the article was relevant and well-written.
 * I believe the article could benefit from images of different tracking dyes as well as a more in-depth discussion of the structures/benefits of each.
 * The references were dated more than ten years ago, so a revision of the current literature could be beneficial to the content.
 * There was an entire paragraph without a citation, which raised concern. I also believe the heading "Examples" could be improved to have subsections for each of the most commonly used tracking dyes.
 * The article was neutral.
 * The citation links worked. One citation was a Journal article that recorded the experimental findings of the scientists listed, which makes it a primary source. The second citation was a laboratory protocol created by Professors at the University of California, LA. Despite not being a textbook, this citation had extensive references. This citation would be a secondary source as it is building upon previously established knowledge.
 * The sources support the article.
 * The sources are neutral, and no biases are noted.
 * The page's Talk Page did not contain any discussion.
 * The article was rated Stub-Class and Low-importance. It was part of WikiProject Chemistry.
 * Wikipedia's discussion of the subject included a greater variety of different dyes but did not touch upon laboratory procedures of how the dyes are applied during electrophoresis, such as what was discussed in class. It also did not discuss the mechanism of dye-binding or the differences in loading dyes and stacking dyes.

Lpscientist