The best American science writing 2011 - Rebecca Skloot

The 2011 edition of the popular annual series thatKirkus Reviewshailed as superb brain candy,Best American Science Writing 2011continues the tradition of gathering the most crucial, thought-provoking and engaging science writing of the year together into one extraordinary volume. Edited by Rebecca Skloot, award-winning science writer, contributing editor forPopular Sciencemagazine, and author of theNew York Timesbestseller,The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, along with her father, Floyd Skloot, multiple award-winning non-fiction writer and poet, and past contributor to the series,Best American Science Writing 2011sheds brilliant light on the most amazing and confounding scientific issues and achievements of our time.