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Amber Dance
Freelance science journalist
Amber Dance, Ph.D., is an award-winning freelance science journalist based in Southern California. She contributes to publications including PNAS Front Matter, The Scientist, and Nature. She also edits books on a variety of topics.
After earning a doctorate in biology, Amber Dance re-trained in journalism as a way to engage her broad interest in science and share her enthusiasm with readers. She mainly writes about life sciences, with particular expertise in microbiology, cell biology, neuroscience and lab techniques.
Articles
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Plus, legal whiplash continues around vaccine and mask mandates.
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Plus, crystal-ball gazing amid COVID is a fool's errand — but who can resist?
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The fast-moving omicron wave may soon subside.
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The CDC leaves many scratching their heads in communications over isolation and quarantine.
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Plus, Pfizer vaccine stumbles in younger children.
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Also, early data suggest omicron evades most but not all antibodies.
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Plus, nursing homes open to visitors without mandates or boosters.
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Also, evidence points to Wuhan market as ground zero, and White House to spend billions on vaccines for global distribution.
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Plus, competing messages from pop icons misinform the public.
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Plus, mandate deadlines loom as some workers resist.