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Diana M. Chien’s writing has appeared in publications including Tin House, Boulevard, the American Reader, VOLT, and Web Conjunctions, and has received awards from the Atlantic Monthly and others. She holds a certificate in creative writing from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in microbiology from MIT, where she directs a science communication program.
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