I've covered life sciences & tech for TIME, The New York Times, Nature, Smithsonian, NatGeo, Wired, The Scientist, PBS Nova Next, & The Verge. Microbiology PhD from Stanford, SciCom from UC Santa Cruz
Open with Care
Indigenous researchers and communities are reshaping how Western science thinks about open access to data
Taking the next industry step upwards (or sideways)
Confused about promotion opportunities after moving to industry? Here are some pointers
Lost in Translation
Frustrated that AI tools rarely understand their native languages, thousands of African volunteers are taking action
Five ways deep learning has transformed image analysis
From connectomics to behavioural biology, artificial intelligence is making it faster and easier to extract information from images.
A Divided Defense
Biological sex influences how our immune system responds to diseases and vaccines, but its effects have long been overlooked.
What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements
What the Science Says About the Health Benefits of Vitamins and Supplements
Here Come the Artificial Intelligence Nutritionists
Here Come the Artificial Intelligence Nutritionists
The Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Psychiatric Disorders
The Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Psychiatric Disorders
Embryo-like models shed fresh light on early human development
A wave of stem-cell systems are enabling researchers to unpick what happens after an embryo implants in the uterus.
TIME Health: A Gut Check for Better Aging
How the gut changes with age could affect not only our susceptibility to digestive diseases, but also the aging process itself
Smartphone science: apps test and track infectious diseases
The prevalence, power and portability of smartphones make them valuable tools for pathogen monitoring and citizen science.
TIME Health: Immunity Starts in the Gut
Gut microbes do far more than just help with digestion. They play a crucial role in the immune system, helping to guard against infections, diseases and cancer.
Core curriculum: learning to manage a shared microscopy facility
High-tech tools are increasingly being consolidated into specialized centres. Running these technological wonderlands takes a unique blend of skills.
How DIY technologies are democratizing science
Open science and 3D printing are making it easier than ever for researchers to embrace do-it-yourself lab tools.
Got mutation? ‘Base editors’ fix genomes one nucleotide at a time
A new class of CRISPR-based tools efficiently corrects point mutations in cell lines, animal models and perhaps the clinic.