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Heather Frank

Heather Frank

Heather is a science correspondent for WORLD. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the University of Maryland, and Carnegie Mellon University. She has worked in both food and chemical product development, and currently works as a research chemist. Heather resides with her family in Pittsburgh, Pa.


Articles by Heather Frank
Next-level astronaut food

Next-level astronaut food

NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge winners push culinary innovation to its limits

The FDA approves the first oral treatment for Clostridioides difficile infections

A technology that fuses mixed plastics could revolutionize recycling, but questions remain about its economic feasibility

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