Jo Marchant

Jo Marchant is an award-winning science journalist. She has a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology, and an MSc in science communication. She has worked as a senior editor at *New Scientist* and *Nature*, and her articles have appeared in *The Guardian*, *New York Times*, *Wired*, *Observer*, *New Scientist,* and *Smithsonian* magazine. Jo Marchant's previous book, *Cure*, hit the *New York Times* bestseller hardcover nonfiction and science lists and was licensed to over 30 countries.