Freelance writer and editor
My work
New Broom Technology Sweeps Through Curling World
Reversing a typical nylon curling brush’s fabric could dramatically change…
Slippery Coating Makes Snake Bellies Slither
Fatty layer covering snakeskin protects animal’s underside against scrapes and…
In Canada, election results cheer scientists
Many Canadian scientists are celebrating the result of yesterday’s federal…
2015 Nobel Prize goes to antiparasitic drug discoverers
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded…
In Canada, science campaigns for attention from voters
Opponents of Prime Minister Stephen Harper try to make his record…
Drug development: The treasure chest
Pharmaceutical research into the chemicals found in cannabis has so…
Publications
- Aperio (1)
- Arctic Deeply (3)
- Audubon Magazine (1)
- Biopharma Dealmakers (1)
- BMJ (4)
- Canadian Geographic (14)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (61)
- Canadian Science Writers' Association (1)
- Chemistry World (11)
- CICNews (16)
- Ensia (1)
- FACETS (1)
- Great Lakes Now (13)
- Hakai (54)
- Inside Science (52)
- Ivy Asks (4)
- Materials Today (6)
- Medscape (20)
- Motherboard (2)
- Nature (99)
- Nature Biotechnology (5)
- Nature Index (5)
- Nature Medicine (4)
- Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (1)
- New Scientist (49)
- Research Canada (2)
- Research Fortnight (6)
- SciDev.Net (5)
- Science (17)
- Science Borealis (2)
- Science.ca (1)
- Scientific American (1)
- The Lancet (19)
- The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (1)
- The Lancet Rheumatology (4)
- The Narwhal (2)
- The Pharmaceutical Journal (6)
- The Tyee (83)
- University Affairs (27)
- Water Canada (1)
- WebMD (1)
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