She had appendicitis at age 12. Now she’s researching why the appendix is important: Shortwave: NPR
Emily Kwon, signed: You’re listening to Short Wave… (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) KWON: …From NPR. Serena Simmons Duffin, host: Hey there, shortwavers. I’m your host today, Serena Simmons Duffin. Let’s travel back in time to the early 90’s. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIMMONS DUFFIN: It’s spring in Phoenix, Arizona, and 12-year-old Heather Smith is in good spirits. […]
She had appendicitis at age 12. Now she’s researching why the appendix is important: Shortwave: NPR
Heather Smith is an evolutionary anatomist at Midwestern University who studies the fossil record of extinct species. Megan Robbins/Heather Smith hide caption toggle caption Megan Robbins/Heather Smith Heather Smith is an evolutionary anatomist at Midwestern University who studies the fossil record of extinct species. Megan Robbins/Heather Smith At that time, many of us heard that […]