Ed Yong is an award-winning science writer. His blog Not Exactly Rocket Science is hosted by National Geographic, and his work has also appeared in Wired, Nature, the BBC, New Scientist, the Guardian, the Times, Aeon, Discover, Scientific American, the Scientist, the BMJ, Slate and more. He lives in London with his wife.
When Kim Goodsell discovered that she had two extremely rare genetic diseases, she taught herself genetics to help find out why. Ed Yong tells her story.
Malaria research needs a steady supply of mosquitoes, and breeding them involves extreme self-sacrifice.
On the border between Thailand and Myanmar, scientists are preparing to make a last stand against malaria, just as it is poised to overcome our last effective drug. Ed Yong reports.