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About SandeepR

When I was a child, nature seemed full of mysteries, and I became a biologist to unravel some of them. After studying genetics at Cornell University, I got to the scientific front lines during my microbiology Ph.D. at Stanford University. But as I studied how a parasite could take over our cells, the constant grind of inconclusive experiments wore down my enthusiasm. As a diversion, I started volunteering at a museum and answering genetics questions for its website. After my Ph.D., I became an intern at Science Illustrated and Popular Science magazines in New York. When I went to work each day, I once again saw a world full of mysteries. Each one was a potential new story to write. After a year studying Science Communication at UC Santa Cruz, I now work as a science writer for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.