Carl Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times, writing the Matter science column, and the author of 14 books about science. He is also a professor adjunct of biophysics and biochemistry and lecturer in English at Yale University. Previously a senior editor at Discover, Zimmer has contributed to National Geographic, TIME, and Scientific American, among others. His latest book is Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive. Zimmer’s previous book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh, won the 2019 Communication Award of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Other honors include winning the Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science three times.
Previously
What is life? Where do its boundaries begin, and where do they end? These are some of the simple yet daunting questions science writer Carl Zimmer explores in his new book, Li...
Despite all of the scientific advances in genomic sequencing, genetic testing, and gene editing, science writer Carl Zimmer suggests we lack a rich understanding of what hered...
The sequencing of the human genome – a complete map of the body’s three million base pairs – opened a window into disease processes, led to new diagnostic tools and personaliz...
Larry Smarr believes in being the CEO of his own body, and for years, he has been measuring inputs (food and drink) and outputs (caloric expenditure and excretion patterns), a...
Within 20, maybe 40, years, most people in developed countries will stop having sex for the purpose of reproduction. Instead, prospective parents will be told as much as they...
Who are you? That question has become ever more complicated over the last decade of scientific discovery. Our genomes show signs of ancestry from Neanderthals and other extinc...
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Understanding the Genetics Revolution