Resume

Education:

Cornell University: Ph.D. in neurobiology and behavior, 1990

University of Connecticut: M.S. in biological engineering, 1984

Earlham College: B.A. in biology, 1982

Professional Experience:

1998–present: freelance writer and editor

1991–1998: associate editor, American Scientist

Awards & Honors:

2009-2010: Judge for the Bioscience Technology Researcher of the Year Award

1999: THOR Center for Neuroinformatics Citation for writing “VRML for Biology,” which appeared on the H.M.S. Beagle website

1991: elected to Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society

1985–1988: National Institutes of Health fellowship in cellular biology

1982: elected to Phi Beta Kappa

1978: Bausch and Lomb Medal of Science

Freelance Editing:

Scientific American Worldview: editorial director (2009, 2010)

Autoimmunity: Diseases, Mechanisms, Therapies: guest editor (2007)

Biotech360: pilot-issue editor (2007)

NC: The State of Life Sciences: guest editor (2007)

The Pharma Frontier (in-house magazine for Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development): launch editor (2004–2005)

Knowledge Updates (a continuing-education project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology): managing editor (2004–2005)

AAAS Milestones of Science poster (2004)

Elsevier’s H.M.S. Beagle website: contributing web resources editor (1998–2001)

The Industrial Physicist: contributing editor (1995)

Books:

Partnering for Care in HIV Prevention Trials: A How-To Manual. Family Health International: Research Triangle Park, NC. (2008). (coauthored with Kathleen M. MacQueen)

Sensation and Perception. Chelsea House Publishers: New York, NY (2007).

Magazine Publications:

A better lens on disease. Scientific American 302(5):74–77. (2010).

Adding automation to western blotting. Drug Discovery & Development 13(6):14­–16. (2010).

Aiding adherence: five approaches to following prescriptions. Nature Medicine 16:504. (2010).

Aiming antibodies at cancer research. Drug Discovery & Development, June. (2010).

Automation across bioscience. Bioscience Technology 34:1, 8–12 (2010).

Biomarkers still off the mark for detecting breast cancer. Nature Medicine 16:3. (2010).

Creating  niches in chemical libraries. Drug Discovery & Development 13:5 (2010).

Destroying newborn blood samples threatens birth defect research. Nature Medicine 16:140 (2010).

Electron microscopy for therapeutics. Drug Discovery & Development 13:5. (2010).

Electronic pathogens. Scientific American 303:47. (2010).

Family data underused to track disease. Nature Medicine 16:732. (2010).

Forecast calls for clouds over biological computing. Nature Medicine 16:6. (2010).

Former life of the electric car. Scientific American 303:51. (2010).

Getting More from OCT. BioOptics World January (2010).

Grassley probes health care technology. Nature Medicine 16:250. (2010).

‘HIPAA2’ legislation means more delicate handling of data. Nature Medicine 16:250. (2010).

Nanotech: a revolution for resolution. BioOptics World March. (2010).

Noodling the noodles. Scientific American 303:53. (2010).

Of sea turtles and sea gulls. Scientific American Worldview. (2010).

On the parasite’s trail. Scientific American 303:48-49. (2010).

Probing proteins for structure. Drug Discovery & Development, June. (2010).

Pushing new capabilities in PCR. Bioscience Technology 34(8):10–11. (2010).

Putting genomes in the cloud. Bio-IT World and Cambridge Healthtech Media White Paper. (2010).

Scrubs. Scientific American 303:50. (2010).

Seeing more sequences: Driving DNA discovery. BioOptics World May-June. (2010).

Seeking security for synthetic genes. Scientific American Worldview. (2010).

Shining near-infrared light on life. BioOptics World July-August. (2010).

Snap, crackle, bang. Scientific American 303:49. (2010).

Stem cells serve as new platform for biodefense preparedness. Nature Medicine 16:835. (2010).

Structural drug design. Drug Discovery & Development 13(6):8­–10. (2010).

Taking control of 3D cell culture. Drug Discovery & Development 13(3):10. (2010).

The synthetic side of protein expression. Drug Discovery & Development 13:14–15. (2010).

Thorny fence. Scientific American 303:50. (2010).

Adding choice to chromatography. Drug Discovery & Development 12(6):10. (2009).

Biomimetic designs advance optical performance. BioOptics World 2(4):22–24. (2009).

Connections and computation. Scientific American Worldview 1:66–69. (2009).

Delivering drugs with nanotechnology. Drug Discovery & Development 12(1):8–10. (2009).

Engineering a new business. Nature Biotechnology 27:112–1120. (2009).

Fighting in the face of distress. Scientific American Worldview 1:6–9. (2009).

From cells, secrets of the secretome leak out. Nature Medicine 15(8):828. (2009).

Gene transfer: taming diversity. Science 324:1587–1590. (2009).

Harvard Medical School rescinds controversial media rules. Nature Medicine 15(10):1100. (2009).

Imaging zebrafish to advance medicine. Drug Discovery & Development 12(5):10. (2009).

Improving preclinical testing with new animal models. Drug Discovery & Development 12(2):10. (2009).

Innovations enable advanced live-cell imaging. BioOptics World 2(5):29, 31. (2009).

Leveraging automation to analyze image data. BioOptics World November (2009).

‘Machine or transformation test’ put to the test itself. Nature Medicine 15:1241. (2009).

Massive improvements in MS. Drug Discovery & Development 12(4):10. (2009).

New technologies promise safer sex for women. Nature Medicine 15:979. (2009).

Novo awaits green light for diabetes drug. Nature Biotechnology 27(8):682–685. (2009).

Paths to purifying RNA. Drug Discovery & Development 12(10):12. (2009).

Pharma positions to survive the impending patent cliff. Nature Medicine 15:1243. (2009).

Picking out proteins with UV. BioOptics World 2(1):32–33. (2009).

Pushing proteomics possibilities. Drug Discovery & Development July. (2009).

Putting more meaning in imaging. Bioscience Technology March (2009).

Resolving more with light. BioOptics World 2(3):32–33, 35. (2009).

Scientific data lifecycle management: preparing for storage in an uncertain future. White paper for Bio-IT World/Cambridge Healthtech Media Group. (2009).

Seeking out sepsis. Drug Discovery & Development March (2009).

Sharing the wealth of data. Scientific American Worldview 1:88–91. (2009).

Simplifying sample and compound management. Drug Discovery & Development 12:14–16. (2009).

Souping up optics with design and simulation software. BioOptics World 2(2):27–29. (2009).

Spreading stem cells across science. Drug Discovery & Development 12(9):8. (2009).

Teaming up on cancer. The Pharma Frontier 5:26–29. (2009).

Using beads to design better drugs. Drug Discovery & Development September. (2009).

Variant predicts HCV response. Nature Biotechnology 27:964. (2009).

A new era for diagnostics. The Pharma Frontier 4(2):14–19. (2008). [Coauthored with Linda Davis]

Adding informatics to HCS. Drug Discovery & Development 11(5):16–17. (2008).

Adding ‘omics to clinical trials. Drug Discovery & Development 11(2):14–15. (2008).

Add-on speed for bioinformatics. Bio-IT World March (2008).

A rich life science cluster. The Scientist January Supplement:10–13 (2008).

Bridging the gap. The Scientist January Supplement:28–33 (2008).

Building bundles of biomarkers. Drug Discovery & Development 11(7):30–32. (2008).

Chemistry that optimizes leads. Drug Discovery & Development 11(12):10. (2008).

ChIPping away at gene expression. Science 322(5907):1567–1569. (2008).

Delivering siRNA-based drugs. Drug Discovery & Development11(8):14. (2008).

Detection of circulating epithelial cells. Bioscience Technology July:1, 12, 14. (2008).

Genotyping technology—SNP-ing out information. Science 320(5872):117–119. (2008).

Getting inside optical filters. BioOptics World September. (2008).

Greater Philadelphia’s big pharmas. The Scientist January Supplement:14–15 (2008).

Handling HTS. Drug Discovery & Development 11(6):14. (2008).

Integrated imaging aids precision surgery. BioOptics World July (2008).

In vitro analysis of neurons. Drug Discovery & Development 11(10):14–15. (2008).

IR gives microscopy an edge. BioOptics World November (2008).

Keeping supply lines safe. Inside Outsourcing Supplement:34–38 (2008).

Lab automation for everyone. Bioscience Technology Nov:19–23. (2008).

Life scientists get their game faces on. Bio-IT World 7(3):42–43. (2008).

Looking at life label-free. BioOptics World 1(2):22–23 (2008).

Making micro-flows medicinal. Drug Discovery & Development 11(4):14. (2008).

Making new targets with miRNA. Drug Discovery & Development 11(7):12. (2008).

MALDI speeds up proteomics. Bioscience Technology 32(11):1, 10, 12 (2008).

Managing LC variables. Drug Discovery & Development 11(9):14. (2008).

Music on my mind. Science & Spirit 19(2):49–51. (2008).

New microarrays are spot-on. Bioscience Technology February (2008).

New tools help sort out the cell cycle. Drug Discovery & Development 11(1):14. (2008).

PlayStation cell speeds docking programs. Bio-IT World July-August (2008).

Pumping up vaccine production. Drug Discovery & Development 11(1):38–40. (2008).

Putting power behind predictions. Drug Discovery & Development 11 (3):14–15. (2008).

Tactics for training staff on new technologies. Life Science Tech Trends supplement of Drug Discovery & Development and Bioscience Technology. Page 4–8. (2008).

The mysteries of music and the mind. Science & Spirit 19(2):56–57. (2008).

The promise of predictive modeling in drug discovery. Bio-IT World September (2008).

Timing and other data storage trends. Bio-IT World 7(8):26–27. (2008).

Turning RNA into IVD. Bioscience Technology May (2008).

Turning tox screening toward biologics. Drug Discovery & Development 11(11):14 (2008).

Watching proteins in action. BioOptics World January (2008).

What if there were a genie in your microscope? BioOptics World May (2008).

A new era for arrays. Bioscience Technology August (2007).

A new scope on proteomics. Drug Discovery & Development April (2007).

A three-barbed protein hook. Bioscience Technology February:40 (2007).

Advances in mass spectrometry. Drug Discovery & Development September (2007).

An outsourcing edge. Drug Discovery & Development January (2007).

Better drugs by design. AAPS Newsmagazine 10(7):22–24. (2007).

Biology for the information-age: cell-based assays. Bioscience Technology 32(1):1,14–16. (2007).

Chemical efficiency fragments. Drug Discovery & Development August (2007).

Clawing out clusters in temporal gene expression. Bioscience Technology September (2007).

Could wheat rust away? Biotech360 Premiere Issue (2007).

Creating more content. Drug Discovery & Development June (2007).

Directing FDA’s database. Drug Discovery & Development January (2007).

Driving development with outsourcing. Inside Outsourcing (Supplement): 24–35 (2007).

Exploratory INDs: A trial before the trials. Bio-IT World December-January (2007).

Fighting mismatched semantics with scalable infrastructure. BIO-IT World June (2007).

Fluid flow at the nano level. Biotech360 Premiere Issue (2007).

Focusing drug computation on fragments. BIO-IT World 6(6):26–27. (2007).

Folding made easy. G&P June (2007).

Functional proteomics power. Drug Discovery & Development July (2007).

Live-cell imaging—The need for speed. Bioscience Technology June (2007).

Looking into drug discovery data. BIO-IT World September (2007).

Making new medicines. Science & Spirit 18(5):32–36 (2007).

Marked for visualization. Drug Discovery & Development October (2007).

Mind over mapping. Bioscience Technology March (2007).

New approaches to cellular signaling pathways. Signal Transduction supplement by Bioscience Technology and Drug Discovery and Development. (2007).

No limits: The new look of LIMS. Bio-IT World February:28–32 (2007).

Plasmons point out proteins. Laser Focus World. November (2007).

Putting microRNA on microarrays. Lab Automation (a supplement to Advantage Business Media), November (2007).

Raptor repair. Boys’ Life April:16 (2007).

Reprogramming proteomics. Drug Discovery & Development May (2007).

Restoring a stem cell reputation. Biotech360 Premiere Issue (2007).

RNA interference as therapy. BioTechniques 42:S7–S9. (2007).

Running interference for HTS. Drug Discovery & Development March (2007).

Saving self. Drug Discovery & Development September (2007).

Screening marches on. Bioscience Technology May (2007).

Small-molecule screening. Drug Discovery & Development 10(11):14. (2007).

The ins and outs of calibration. Drug Discovery & Development February (2007).

Venter sequenced. Nature Biotechnology 25:1071 (2007).

Weathering the biomarker blizzard. Bioscience Technology November (2007).

A new light on neuronal networks. Bioscience Technology November (2006).

California: A sunny state of opportunities. Science May 11:career-development section. (2006).

Careers & graduate programs for B.S. & M.S. scientists: Getting the most from a degree. Science August 25:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in aging research: Ethnic and minority implications. Science April 21:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in biotech and pharma: Where’s the heart? Science June 16:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in cancer research: Seeking out the source. Science March 23:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in drug discovery: Targeting the mechanisms and opportunities. Science July 28:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in genetics and genomics: Environmental explorations. Science September 29:career-development section. (2006).

Careers in stem cell research: Rejuvenating biology and medicine. Science October 6:career-development section. (2006).

Cell signaling in cancer research: Seeking new battle plans. Science March 24:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2006).

Chemistry: First-principles calculations. Science March 17:career-development section. (2006).

Combinatorial and computational chemistry—Creating new therapeutic compounds. Science March 17:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2006).

Craig C. Mello: Inaugural winner of The Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research. The Pharma Frontier 2:36–37. (2006).

DATAbiotech website tracks innovation. BIO-IT World 5(10):22. (2006).

Drug discovery as easy as pie. BIO-IT World 5(4):36. (2006).

Faculty positions: A tale of two systems—Tenure v. adjunct. Science February 24:career-development section. (2006).

Faculty positions: Transferring technology. Science October 13:career-development section. (2006).

Functional genomics: Putting genes to work. Science September 29:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2006).

Immunology & infectious diseases—healthy careers. Science May 4:career-development section. (2006).

Marking trails to new therapies. The Pharma Frontier 2:18–25. (2006).

Mining data for better drugs. Drug Discovery & Development July (2006).

Nanobiotechnology: An incredible voyage for the life sciences. Science November 3:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2006).

Proteomics: Interacting instruments. Science April 14:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2006).

Piling up proteins to improve prognosis. G&P October (2006).

RNAi: automating knockdown. Bioscience Technology July (2006).

Stem cells—methods for growth and maintenance. Bioscience Technology September (2006).
The evolving grid computing system at Johnson & Johnson. BIO-IT World 5(3):44–45. (2006).

Women in science: Building better balance. Science November 17:career-development section. (2006).

Working out the flow. BIO-IT World 5(7):28–33 (2006).

Advances in infrastructure. The Pharma Frontier, 1(2):7–8. (2005).

Cancer research: Tracking and attacking. Science April 8:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2005).

Diversity: Broadening the breadth of science. Science November 11:career-development section. (2005).

Genomics—Amplifying nucleic acids. Science February 11:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2005).

Get fit, not fat. Boys’ Life January:14–19. (2005).

Laboratory automation—Moving more of less. Science January 28:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2005).

Milestones in: Life science—an overview of recent advances. Science July 1:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2005).

Nanobiotechnology: Putting molecule-scale biology to work. Science October 28:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2005).

Taking on tuberculosis. The Pharma Frontier 1(1):12–13. (2005).

A quest for specificity with antibody microarrays. Genomics & Proteomics March:39–42. (2004).

Advances in cellular image processing. The Scientist 15 May:40–43. (2004).

Building a better biosensor. The Scientist 42 May: 36–38. (2004).

Cancer research: A cocktail of experimental tools. Science March 19:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2004).

Functional genomics: Young but growing. Science February 6:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2004).

Gas stations in the sky. American Heritage of Invention & Technology 19:10–19. (2004).

Immunology/infectious diseases: Lifesaving opportunities on a shifting battlefront. Science June 25:career-development section. (2004).

Inside two brains at once. The Scientist 18:28. (2004).

Nanobiotechnology: Giant successes from atom-size devices. Science August 13:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2004).

Neuroscience: Advancing against neurological diseases. Science October 15:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2004).

Pharmacogenomics lurches forward. The Scientist 2 August:26–27. (2004).

Photonic nanojets break the diffraction limit. Biophotonics International June: 53–55. (2004).

Playing hide and seek. The Scientist 18:16–19. (2004).

Protein chips: Putting proteomes to use with microarrays. Science May 14:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2004).

Reaching specific silence by going inside with RNAi. Genomics & Proteomics Jan/Feb:31–33. (2004).

Analysis and separation: Getting more from less. Science February 28:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2003).

Bioinformatics: Feeling the forward momentum. Science September 26:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2003).

Careers in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals: Something old, something new. Science June 13:career-development section. (2003).

Caution: Brain working. The Scientist Nov. 3: 35–36. (2003).

Cut the power. Boys’ Life January: 32–37. (2003).

DNA and biochips II: Arrays of diagnostics. Science May 3:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2003).

Genotyping scales up and packs in the data. Genomics & Proteomics Nov-Dec:46–48, (2003).

Hands-on power. The Scientist Nov. 17:35–36. (2003).

Hard-hitting test. Boys’ Life June: 15. (2003).

Imaging tools: Expanding the view. Science April 4:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2003).

Immunology: Attacking a moving target. Science April 25:career-development section. (2003).

Neuroscience—the imaging edge. Science October 31:career-development section. (2003).

Rematch: fiber vs. cancer. EatingWell Fall:22. (2003).

Researching the channel change. The Scientist 25 August:32–33. (2003).

Sorting out citation management software. The Scientist Oct. 20:37–39. (2003).

The sweetest thing. Harvard Magazine Nov-Dec:82–84. (2003).

Tools in cell signaling: Keeping in touch. Science July 18:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2003).

Type it anywhere. Scientific American January: 32–33 (2003).

When jeep meets jump-jet. New Scientist 178(2399):40–43 (2003).

Adding sugar to bioscience. Scientific American 287(4):38–40. (2002).

BMX-cellent! Boys’ Life January:32–35. (2002).

Crackin’ good mathematics. American Scientist 90:2002. (2002).

Genomics and bioinformatics: Taming the complexity. Science April 15:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2002).

Improving direction in drug discovery. Science February 15:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2002).

Pushing ahead polypeptides. Science August 9:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2002).

Putting together genome puzzles. Science October 4:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2002).

Toy story. Hope May/June:11. (2002).

A kid helping kids. American Profile (northeast Edition) December 23–29:4. (2001).

Climate change: trees feel the heat. American Forests Winter:24–27. (2001).

Drive like the wind. New Scientist 9 June: 36–38. (2001).

Getting more stiffness with less. American Scientist 89:501–502. (2001).

Integrating informatics data. Science September 28:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2001).

Managing a career and cancer. BetterHEALTH November/December:25–28. (2001).

The power of proteomics. Science April 13:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2001).

Unraveling and repairing the human brain. Science November 2:advertising section. (with Gary Heebner) (2001).

Window repair. Country Journal January/February: 58–60. (2001).

Breathtaking research: dangers in the air we breathe. Environmental Health Perspectives 108(4):A168–A169. (2000).

Disturbing behavior: neurotoxic effects in children. Environmental Health Perspectives 108(6): A262-A267. (2000)

How the computer got into your pocket. American Heritage of Invention & Technology Spring: 47–54. (2000).

Mother nature’s menders. Scientific American Presents 11(2):56–61. (2000).

The athletic arms race. Scientific American Presents 11(3): 74–79. (2000).

DNA detectives. Environmental Health Perspectives 107:A26–A27. (1999).

I’m just flying down to the supermarket. New Scientist 162:24–27. (1999).

Nanotechnology: thinking small. Environmental Health Perspectives 107:A450–A451. (1999).

Quantum melting pots. New Scientist 161:34–37. (1999).

Speed demons. The Sciences 39(1):16–18. (1999).

Aerial magic. New Scientist 157:28–30. (1998).

Drugs for dinoflagellates. Environmental Health Perspectives 106: A284–A285. (1998).

Learning to knock out male infertility. Environmental Health Perspectives 106:A132–A133. (1998).

Leaves are such a drag. MUSE 2:10–14. (1998).

Piles of PCs. American Scientist 86:128–129. (1998).

Where, oh where has my albatross gone … MUSE 2:22–23. (1998).

Whose finger on the button? New Scientist 158: 45–46. (1998).

The reality of watching. American Scientist 86:330–331. (1998).

Working wood wright. Southern Living 33:18–28. (1998).

A green light for new research. Environmental Health Perspectives 105:800–801. (1997).

Black boxes brainy helper could solve air crash riddles. New Scientist 1 February:18. (1997).

Can time heal toxic wounds? American Scientist 85:318–319. (1997).

CyberCrash. New Scientist 155:38–41. (1997).

High hopes for low satellites. Technology Review October:35. (1997).

Infrared eye spots flames that firefighters cannot see. New Scientist 15 March: 22. (1997).

Invisible watermarks. American Scientist 85:124–125. (1997).

Power spectacles bring the world into focus. New Scientist 22 February:20. (1997).

Rocket science to the rescue. Wildlife Conservation 100:14. (1997).

Skip selenium supplements—for now. Cooking Light September:21. (1997).

Smart stage hogs the limelight. New Scientist 12 April:21. (1997).

The fairer science. Popular Science September:41. (1997).

T-rays spell sharper, safer images. New Scientist 24 May:22. (1997).

What is random? American Scientist 85:222–223. (1997).

Which way did we go? American Scientist 85:521. (1997).

X-ray vision for mere mortals. New Scientist 22 March:23. (1997).

A scent circuit. American Scientist 84:24–25. (1996).

Bendy blades cut rotors down to size. New Scientist 151:21. (1996).

Did Mozart use the golden section? American Scientist 84:118–119. (1996).

Fat pharms. Environmental Health Perspectives 104:390–392. (1996).

Growing quantum dots. American Scientist 84:337–338. (1996).

Ion beams reveal vital surface impressions. New Scientist 150:20. (1996).

Next-generation car checkup. The Industrial Physicist 2:14–16. (1996).

Quantum encoding. American Scientist 84:536–537. (1996).

Risk assessment: bridging the gap between prediction and experimentation. Environmental Health Perspectives 104:1150–1151. (1996).

Skin-deep stress. American Scientist 84:224–225. (1996).

Survival of the species. Wake Forest December:26–31. (1996).

Advancing integrated circuits. American Scientist. 83:423–424. (1995).

Industrial research takes a turn. The Industrial Physicist 1:26–28. (1995).

Making the sound barrier. Technology Review November/December:20–21. (1995).

Outer-space art restoration. American Scientist 83:318–319. (1995).

Programmed parking. American Scientist 83:237. (1995).

Scientific surfing for children. American Scientist 83:568–571. (1995).

What’s bred in the bone. Duke Medical Perspectives 15:4–11. (1995).

Air-blown uplift. American Scientist 82:21. (1994).

Colossal computations. American Scientist 82:323–324. (1994).

Overcoming resistance. Duke Medical Perspectives 14:16–21. (1994).

Power-packed capacitors. Popular Science May:49. (1994).

Prodigious toxicology. American Scientist 82:221–222. (1994).

Sewage solution. Popular Science February:21. (1994).

Software for future scientists. American Scientist 82:576–578. (1994).

Super bearing. Popular Science April:27. (1994).

Three-dimensional mammography. American Scientist 82:421–422. (1994).

Coleopteran child care. American Scientist 81:20–22. (1993).

Coming in on a wing and an ear. Natural History 102:29–33. (1993). [Coauthored with David Yager]

Cycles of sex examined for environmental influences. Science 260:1592–1593. (1993).

Equations for extinction. American Scientist 81:331. (1993).

Hearing is believing. American Scientist 81:229. (1993).

Spiral heartbreak. American Scientist 81: 528–529. (1993).

The electric eye. Popular Science August:60–62, 76. (1993).

Unsteady as she goes. American Scientist 81:124–126. (1993).

3-D optical storage. Popular Science June:68. (1992).

Supercomputers image the body in three dimensions. Science 258:747. (1992)

What every cell knows. Discover September:18. (1992).

Wheels to steel. Popular Science May:25. (1992).

Aerial defense tactics of flying insects. American Scientist 79:316–328. (1991).

Can we talk? Popular Science 239:46. (1991).

Feet for flight. Cricket 18:36–38. (1991).

Hidden glory in the hole. Cornell Plantations 46:3–6. (1991).

Modern medicine meets the rainforest. Coping 4:6–9. (1991).

World-class snuggery. Harrowsmith CountryLife 6:101. (1991).