Bryn Nelson is a former microbiologist who decided he’d much rather write about microbes than mutate them. Since launching his new career in science journalism with a gripping yarn about an electronic watermelon thumper, he has written for the New York Times, Nature, Scientific American, BBC Focus, Science News for Students and many other publications. A resident of Seattle, he has a particular affinity for unconventional travel destinations and double tall lattes.
Could a once-dismissed waste product of birth save lives?
Bryn Nelson discovers how medical science is transforming cord blood – a waste product from birth – into a life-saving treatment.
For some people with swallowing difficulties, hope is a wagging tail.
A group in Seattle opens its doors to Bryn Nelson.
One morning, completely unexpectedly, Samantha Anderson woke to find that she could no longer swallow. Three-and-a-half years and many medical appointments later, she’s finally regaining her ability to eat. Bryn Nelson finds out more.
