曾於麻省理工學院攻讀分子生物學，馬里蘭大學的應用數學碩士。現為《泰晤士報》的記者，曾兩次入圍普立茲獎。至今於《紐約時報》撰文逾三十年，在此之前是《科學》期刊的資深作家。她在科學、醫學與數學上的寫作成就獲獎無數。

著作有
- 《基因複製：從複製羊桃莉看人類的未來》
( Clone: The Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead )
- The Baby Docotrs: Probing the Limits of Fetal Medicine
- Sex in America: A Definitive Survey
- The Baby Doctors: Probing the Limits of Fetal Medicine
- Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth about Health and
- Rethinking Thin: The new science of weight loss - and the myths and realities of dieting.