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A little about myself.

I'm a freelance writer and editor specializing in the life sciences, biomedicine, science policy, and the intersections of science and society. 

​My stories have appeared in Nature, Science, Scientific American, Spectrum News, PBS's NOVA Next, and more.

I have a PhD in biology from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and a Master's in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Writing

Fast coronavirus tests: what they can and can't do

Facing up to injustice in genome science

How gut microbes are joining the fight against cancer

The explosion of new tests that could help to end the pandemic

The biologist using insect eggs to overturn evolutionary doctrine

In thousands of brain scans, group seeks clues to disease

Why Beirut's ammonium nitrate blast was so devastating

A new way to capture the brain's electrical symphony

How brittlestars 'see' without eyes

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