As a physician-scientist, he has published widely on mechanistic, translational, and clinical genetic studies. Jon Luoma is the author of three previous nonfiction books: "The Hidden Forest," "A Crowded Ark," and "Troubled Skies, Troubled Waters." His articles about science and the environment have appeared in magazines including "National Geographic," "GQ," the "New York Times Sunday Magazine," and "Audubon," where he was a longtime contributing editor, as well as in the Science Times section in the "New York Times.""