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.
Animal organs could shorten transplant waiting lists, but the research prompts ethics debates about the distinction between animals and humans.
Despite the widespread scientific use of fetal cell lines linked to abortions, pro-lifers hope for alternatives
Creative companies have found new uses for spent beer-making grains
Pro-life bioethicists warn that new rules on embryo research represent a further devaluation of human life
Why scientists aren’t yet dismissing the lab-origin theory of the COVID-19 virus
Some researchers propose 15-minute screening tests to help beat COVID-19
