Disembodied, beating pig heart at University of Michigan lab inspired author Mary Roach

ANN ARBOR, MI — Machines keeping hearts alive outside the body at a University of Michigan laboratory caught the attention of bestselling author Mary Roach.

She’s not a scientist, but she uses humor to make scientific knowledge digestible for everyday readers, as evidenced by her eight published books.

“People call me a science writer…but I have a strong inclination to make things entertaining and fun,” Roach, 66, said…

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