The main claim in the article is that broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables have a compound called sulforaphane that proved can help prevent cancer or slow its progression. They also claim that lncRNA has emerged as a key player in the development of cancer. With sulforaphane, the lncRNA can be reduced. To prove this idea, the writer includes a test that resulted in sulforaphane can actually reduce levels of lncRNA.
2. What are the weak and strong points of the argument(s)? What is the weight of the evidence? The strong point is when they prove their finding with conducted a test about whole-genome sequencing on normal human epithelial prostate cells and prostate cancer cells. I think with giving a real experiment story and result is really convincing because there is an actual experiment happening at Oregon State University (OSU) and with sulforaphane, the level of lncRNA is decreasing. …show more content…
Myth about “broccoli prevents cancer” is really from a long time ago, while this article is written on March 18, 2017. The writer should give details information whether this a new discovery recently or not. In my opinion, there are a couple of loopholes in this article and the weight of evidence is below average. It is good to put the name of researcher the university, but they don’t show the date of study. On the other side, the title is very catchy and the picture with description are great to get readers’ attention to read the
2. What are the weak and strong points of the argument(s)? What is the weight of the evidence? The strong point is when they prove their finding with conducted a test about whole-genome sequencing on normal human epithelial prostate cells and prostate cancer cells. I think with giving a real experiment story and result is really convincing because there is an actual experiment happening at Oregon State University (OSU) and with sulforaphane, the level of lncRNA is decreasing. …show more content…
Myth about “broccoli prevents cancer” is really from a long time ago, while this article is written on March 18, 2017. The writer should give details information whether this a new discovery recently or not. In my opinion, there are a couple of loopholes in this article and the weight of evidence is below average. It is good to put the name of researcher the university, but they don’t show the date of study. On the other side, the title is very catchy and the picture with description are great to get readers’ attention to read the