Skip to content
Yolanda Ridge

Middle Grade Author and Science Writer

  • Welcome
  • About
  • Fiction
    • Elliot Jelly-Legs and the Bobblehead Miracle
    • Inside Hudson Pickle
    • Trouble in the Trees
    • Road Block
  • Nonfiction
    • Microbes to the Rescue
    • What Poo Can Do
    • Evolution Under Pressure
    • CRISPR: A Powerful Way to Change DNA
  • Contact
  • Press Kit
  • News & Views

Tag: Space

We Dream of Space

Posted on July 28, 2021July 23, 2021 by yridge

Reading We Dream of Space during what some have called the “billionaire space race” provided an interesting perspective. My son and I have different opinions about the battle between Jeff Bazos and Richard Branson (and Elon Musk). Even though my son’s very passionate about space travel, it’s hard for me to accept that it’s a […]

Posted in Books, ReviewsTagged 2021, Erin Entrada Kelly, Middle Grade, NASA, Space

CRISPR and SPACE

Posted on August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 by yridge

Sound like something from a low budget science fiction film? Maybe. But let’s take a look at what kinds of changes might be necessary for humans to be able to live happily ever after somewhere far, far away.  BECOMING ALIEN There are lots of things we’d have to consider in adapting ourselves to life on […]

Posted in CRISPR, WritingTagged Astornaut, CRISPR, Gene Editing, Human engineering, Space

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Visual Blog by themescool.com