World struggles to stop Ebola

Before joining Nature's staff in 2001, Erika worked for Newsweek magazine, reporting on science, health and news events, including the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. She now writes on a variety of subjects in biomedical research and related policy, including controversial areas such as bioterrorism, cancer diagnostics and the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs. Erika earned her undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford University in California.