Kara Rogers
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
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Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclop?dia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.
Primary Contributions (313)
J. Fraser Stoddart, Scottish-American chemist who was the first to successfully synthesize a mechanically interlocked molecule, known as a catenane, thereby helping to establish the field of mechanical bond chemistry. Stoddart’s research enabled the development of self-assembly processes and…
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Fundamentals of Music Theory Part 2
Fundamentals of Music Theory
Designing Life: A Quiz About Genetic Engineering
Embryos: Fact or Fiction?
What’s Bugging You?
Insect Wings: Fact or Fiction?
Diagnose This!
Name That Surgery
Doctor Who?
10 Ways of Looking at Cells
10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
7 Awesome Frog Species of the Tropics
7 Awesome Frog Species of Canada and the United States
7 Vestigial Features of the Human Body
7 Scary Surgical Instruments, Then and Now
6 Exotic Diseases That Could Come to a Town Near You
6 Common Infections We Wish Never Existed
7 Drugs that Changed the World
Publications (4)
Out of nature: why drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity (2012)
About Half Of All Species Under Threat Of Extinction In The World Today Are Plants. The Loss Of Plant Biodiversity Is Disturbing For Many Reasons, But Especially Because It Is A Reflection Of The Growing Disconnect Between Humans And Nature. Plants Have Been Used For Millennia In Traditional Systems Of Healing And Have Held A Significant Place In Drug Development For Western Medicine As Well. Despite The Recent Dominance Of Synthetic Drug Production, Natural Product Discovery Remains The Backbone…
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The Quiet Extinction: Stories Of North America’s Rare And Threatened Plants (2015)
The Quiet Extinction Explores The Reasons Many Of Our Native Plants Are Disappearing, Noting Their Significance To The Continent's Natural Heritage. Kara Rogers Captures The Excitement Of Their Discovery, The Tragedy That Has Come To Define Their Existence, And The Remarkable Efforts Underway To Save Them-- Introduction -- Whitebark Pine -- Fraser Fir -- Plants And Their Animals -- Lost In The Wild -- Mead's Milkweed -- Florida Torreya -- Fickeisen Plains Cactus And Acu?a Cactus -- Penstemon -- Golden…
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