Articles by

Megan Scudellari

Marie Maynard Daly was a trailblazing biochemist, but her full story may be lost

Marie Maynard Daly is known as the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry,...

Are viruses alive, not alive or something in between? And why does it matter?

Villain. Killer. Menace. Since 2020, scientists and public officials have used these words to describe SARS-CoV-2, the...

By taking on poliovirus, Marguerite Vogt transformed the study of all viruses

When nobody else wanted the job, Marguerite Vogt stepped in. Working from early morning until late at...