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1 About the Author Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. She holds a BS in biology and a PhD in pharmacology and toxicology and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers. When not writing or reading about science, she loses herself sailing the waters of Lake Michigan, tending the grapevines on her parents’ Kentucky vineyard, or watching birds and hiking and camping. She and her husband, Jeremy, live in Chicago. ...

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