Emily Waltz is a freelance science journalist specializing in biotechnology and the business of science. She writes frequently for Nature Biotechnology, where she has been a contributor for nine years. Her work has also appeared in Nature, IEEE Spectrum, Scientific American, Discover and Mother Jones. She regularly covers genetically modified crops, and has written features about the challenges faced by researchers and writers working in this field. Those stories can be found on her website, www.emilywaltz.com. See “Battlefield,” “Under Wraps,” “Tiptoeing Around Transgenics,” and “Censorship of Science.” Emily received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City and a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. She began her career in New York and now lives with her husband and two sons in Nashville. Emily can be contacted through her website. Twitter