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Roxanne Khamsi
Roxanne Khamsi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and the author of the new book Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health, which has received praise in The New Yorker, Wall Street Journal and The New York Review of Books. Her articles on genetics have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, Scientific American, Nature magazine and Wired. Roxanne served as chief news editor for the international research journal Nature Medicine for more than a decade. She is based in Montreal.
Featured Articles
The Atlantic
Doctors Said These Women’s Mutated Genes Wouldn’t Harm Them
Inherited mutations on the X chromosome were thought to cause diseases only in men and boys, but that dogma is being questioned.
WIRED
They Say Coronavirus Isn't Airborne—but It's Definitely Borne By Air
The word “airborne” means different things to different scientists, and that confusion needs to be addressed.
The New York Times Magazine
The Genetics of Pooched-Out Pooches
A mutation in some obesity-prone dog breeds might reveal new risk factors for obesity in humans — and perhaps give rise to new drugs.
Past Events
Harvard Science Center
Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 6pm, doors at 5:30pm (book signing beforehand)
1 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138
McNally Jackson booksellers - Seaport location
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 7pm
4 Fulton St, New York, NY 10038
De Stiil Booksellers
Thursday, May 14, 2026 @ 7pm
51 Av. Duluth E, Montréal, QC H2W 1G9, Canada