Stories by Kara Rogers

Kara Rogers is a freelance science writer and the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. She is the author of Out of Nature: Why Drugs From Plants Matter to the Future of Humanity (University of Arizona Press, 2012), which explores the human relationship with nature and its relevance to plant-based natural products drug discovery and the loss of biodiversity. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology and enjoys reading and writing about all things science. Follow her on Twitter at @karaerogers, and visit her website.