A native New Yorker, she received her BA from Brandeis University and an MA in journalism from New York University. A member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Mystery Writers of America, and the National Association of Science Writers, she has chronicled breakthroughs in neuroscience, molecular biology, energy, and technology at MIT and Tufts, but is most enthralled with and#8220;quantum weirdness,and#8221; worm longevity, cell undertakers, and the properties of snail slime. Visit her at DeborahHalber.com.