Author: Melani King

Carole Meredith weighs in on genetic engineering of winegrapes.

Wines & Vines, Jan. 2010

Researchers long ago rejected the theory that vaccines cause autism, yet many parents don’t believe them. Can scientists bridge the gap between evidence and doubt?

PLOS Biology, May 2009

One of PLOS Biology’s hottest articles, with over 122,000 page views. Featured in longreads.com

How a state hunting policy pushed Washington’s big cats to the brink.

High Country News, April 2008

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Time and again, advancing civilization has set people against large carnivores. On the front lines of Washington State, wildlife biologists hope that knowledge can trump fear, and ultimately lead to detente.

PLOS Biology, Feb. 2008

Researchers say endocrine-disrupting chemicals can permanently harm the developing organism and may even promote obesity. But the chemical industry doesn’t want you to believe them.

PLoS Biology, June 2007
Featured in Salon’s How the World Works

A scientist hot on the trail of a breakthrough treatment for neurodegenerative diseases struggles to overcome the restrictions imposed by the US policy on stem cell research.

PLOS Biology, January 2007

Some see the growing influence of ideology over scientific issues like stem cells and evolution as a threat to America’s standing as global science leader. Political scientist Jon Miller sees it as an opportunity to increase scientific literacy.

PLOS Biology, April 2006

How the US Fish & Wildlife Service used flawed science to allow development in the critically endangered panther’s shrinking habitat.

PLoS Biology, Sept. 2005

Many key species of the Antarctic marine ecosystem–including krill, the backbone of the food chain–depend on winter sea ice. But as global temperatures continue to rise, this unique ecosystem could face collapse.

PLOS Biology, April 2005

Specialized cells have a common origin. What sets them on separate paths?

Exploratorium Magazine
Winter 2002/2003