EMILY
MULLIN

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I am a science journalist who has covered health, medicine, and biotechnology for more than a decade. As a staff writer at WIRED, I have broken news about neurotech startups, cutting-edge fertility techniques, and public health under the Trump administration. I am keenly interested in how humans are harnessing biology to change our bodies and minds—and the unintended consequences of doing so. I write about patients with empathy and scientific claims with nuance.  

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My work has been recognized by the D.C. Science Writers Association and the National Institute for Healthcare Management. In 2021, I was honored with an MIT Knight Science Journalism project fellowship, which allowed me to research the science, history, and ethics of cross-species transplantation. 

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Before joining WIRED, I held staff positions at MIT Technology Review, Medium's OneZero, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. My stories have also appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Magazine. I have a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University and a master's in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. 

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After spending the first decade of my career in Washington, D.C., I am now based in my hometown of Pittsburgh. When I'm not writing, I enjoy hiking, biking, climbing, and volunteering on conservation projects.