User:Natedavino/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Aquaporin

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I'm completing a WikiEdu assignment for a class I'm taking, and aquaporins are related in that they're important for transport of water across cell membranes and osmoregulation (Physiology of Animals).

Evaluate the article
The lead section is strong. It clearly and concisely defines aquaporins and places them in the larger context of both their form (cell membrane channel proteins) and their function (transport of water across the cell membrane). Each article section is described (although in a different order, and not separated into separate paragraphs), no information is present that isn't elsewhere in the article.

Content is detailed, relevant, and up-to-date. The scientific nature of the content is not conducive to bridging equity gaps, although recognition is given to a scientist who worked on protein-mediated water transport before the scientist who is credited with the discovery.

The article is neutral and balanced in its presentation of information. Equal coverage of different scientific viewpoints is given, and the article makes no attempts to persuade the reader in a certain direction (although a simplification of the cell structure, "the plumbing system for cells", is given in quotes with no source and no indication that it is not the author's own interpretation of the structure).

Sources are for the most part abundant, thorough, current, and appropriately authoritative for the subject (i.e. most are peer-reviewed, published scientific literature). Some sections are under-sourced, although these have already been marked so by Wiki moderation and I found none that were unmarked. Although some marginalized authors are cited, the majority represent "Western" (for lack of a better term) societies; I do not know whether this reflects the actual diversity of authorship on this topic. Links are functional.

Writing is clear, easy-to-read, well-organized, and proofread. Sections and subsections are logical and contain information relevant to their subject.

Images are present and promote understanding of the article's topic. They are well captioned and properly sourced.

The Talk page mostly includes suggestions for clarification, addition of sources, and addition of concepts related to the main topic. The article is rated as a good natural science article, and GA-class article of mid-importance for the Molecular and Cell Biology WikiProject.

Overall, I feel that this is a sufficiently thorough article that describes the form and function of Aquaporins, their history, their greater importance to physiology and biology, and their applications to medicine.