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Claude Scientific Skills \n Overview \n Scientific research and analysis skills \n When to Use This Skill \n Use this skill when you need to work with scientific research and analysis skills. \n Instructions \n This skill provides guidance and patterns for scientific research and analysis skills. \n For more information, see the source repository .

Publication-quality scientific diagrams generated with AI and smart iterative refinement. \n \n Supports neural network architectures, system diagrams, flowcharts, biological pathways, circuit diagrams, and complex scientific visualizations through natural language descriptions \n Uses Nano Banana Pro for generation and Gemini 3 Pro for quality review, with smart iteration that stops early if quality meets the threshold for your document type (journal: 8.5/10, poster: 7.0/10, presentation: 6.5/1

A conversational framework for systematic scientific problem selection based on Fischbach & Walsh's "Problem choice and decision trees in science and engineering" (Cell, 2024).

Systematically evaluate research rigor, methodology, statistical validity, and evidence quality using established frameworks. \n \n Assesses internal/external validity, study design appropriateness, control quality, and measurement rigor across five validity dimensions \n Identifies cognitive, selection, measurement, analysis, and confounding biases with detection strategies and mitigation approaches \n Evaluates statistical methods, sample adequacy, multiple comparisons, effect sizes, and commo

Manuscript writing with structured outlines, full-paragraph prose, and publication-ready formatting. \n \n Two-stage writing process: create section outlines with research-lookup, then convert to flowing paragraphs (never submit bullet points in final manuscripts) \n Supports IMRAD structure, alternative formats (reviews, case reports, meta-analyses), and discipline-specific terminology across biomedical, molecular, chemistry, ecology, physics, and social sciences \n Handles citations in APA, AM