Ann B. Parson is a science journalist who has written extensively about the environment, medicine, and technology. She is the author of several books, among them: The Proteus Effect: Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine, which was selected for Library Journal's Best Books list; Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease, a collaboration with Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph Tanzi that reveals the high-stakes world of molecular genetics; Antonio Ferri: Partisan Scientist, a memoir about the revered father of supersonic flight; and The House That John Built, a family history that covers ten generations of the Pickerings in Salem. Her articles have appeared in many publications. She lives in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Visit her website at www.annparson.com.
