Stories by Sara Whitlock

Sara Whitlock is currently getting her PhD in how bacteria keep their insides organized. Outside the lab, she's fed her curiosity about everything from viruses to the medical care of Olympic athletes while writing for STAT News and Pitt Med Magazine.

Biology

In Search of Life’s Beginnings

Scientists are resurrecting a long-neglected century-old prediction about how biology began

June 11, 2019 — Sara Whitlock

One Reason Young People Don’t Go Into Science? We Don’t Fail Well

A single project failure drives many students to switch to other majors

March 27, 2017 — Sara Whitlock and STAT