Kristen French
Kristen French

Kristen French

Writer, editor, reader, wanderluster. Bylines @Wired / @Backchnnl @NautilusMag @NYmag @Ajam @Protomagazine, former edits @NautilusMag.

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Kristen French
Feb 13, 2017 · Unlisted

First They Got Sick, Then They Moved Into a Virtual Utopia

Real-life Fran was a hiker and a dancer…

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Kristen French
May 24, 2018 · 6 min read

Mummies Speak to Us via Ancient Bacteria

Preserved mummy bacteria can tell us a lot about the evolution of pathogens and antibiotic resistance.

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Kristen French
May 15, 2018 · 7 min read

Fungi Live Large at the Poles

When scientists began researching how to preserve rotting historical relics in Antarctica, they discovered a new world of fungi critical to Antarctica’s polar ecosystem.

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Kristen French
Jan 31, 2018 · 6 min read

Symbiosis: It’s Complicated

Many organisms are locked into co-dependent relationships with the microbes that live within them. But sometimes these resident microbes themselves play host to even tinier…

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Kristen French
Nov 2, 2017 · 8 min read

Inside the Search for New Antibiotics

With no new viable antibiotics produced in over a decade, scientists are getting more creative with their methods.

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