Publication question for biology graduate school

Graduate School
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<p>Hello all,</p>

<p>I will be applying to a molecular biology PhD program in the fall--US programs. During my early undergrad, I did some research on the history and medical ethics of mental disease treatment that resulted in one (perhaps two) publications in a medical journal. Since then, I have done some proper biology research and have some nice material to put on my CV.</p>

<p>The question is--will publications in another academic area enhance my application at all? Or will admissions committees just look at it and say "well, it's not even science"?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes, because regardless of the area, it shows that you know how to take a research project from the data collection/analysis stage through to writing a scientific research article and publishing. Also, your paper(s) are related to health biology in some way. You should always include those 2 publications on your CV!</p>