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Author: Deborah Flusberg

Deborah Flusberg has a PhD in cell biology and currently works in biotech in Cambridge, MA, USA. She has been dabbling in fiction writing since she can remember and is interested in the human elements that motivate scientific research and the interplay between art and science. She is equally passionate about photography; a sample of her photos and literary publication links can be found on her website, debbieflusberg.com

For the love of science, Part 2

Deborah Flusberg | 5 May 2024

Henrietta opened the door to the tissue culture incubator. She had stopped by the lab this late in the evening mainly to check on her cells.

Tubes in a centrifuge

For the love of science, Part 1

Deborah Flusberg | 17 March 2024

The lab stretched in all directions like a beach at low tide, its habitat revealed by the passing wave of the daytime rush.

The ghost of cells past: Part 4

Deborah Flusberg | 8 June 2020

We are pleased to present the final episode of a new four-part story by Deborah Flusberg, about a lab research project that suddenly gets personal.

The ghost of cells past: Part 3

Deborah Flusberg | 8 April 2020

When he opened his eyes, head cradled in his arms at his lab desk, it took him a few moments to realize that what had just happened had been a dream. Or had it?

The ghost of cells past: Part 2

Deborah Flusberg | 26 December 2019

That night at his apartment, Robert dreamed of his sister in the cancer ward of the children’s hospital. Her head was bare, hair long gone

The ghost of cells past: Part 1

Deborah Flusberg | 25 November 2019

When people asked Robert why he wanted to go into biology research, he never mentioned his sister

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