Mary Elizabeth Ames earned a Master of Science degree in biology and has taught pathophysiology at the graduate level. She incorporates the science of biology and genetics into her narratives to imbue a sense of realism into the story and to provide an understanding of how genes function, especially in Homo sapiens.

Ms. Ames also penned the story Homo transformans: The Origin and Nature of the Species (March 2018), a finalist in the Fantasy: Epic/High Fantasy category of the 2019 American Fiction Awards, and its sequel Raephela (December 2021).

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Website: www.maryames.org which also has options for contacting the author via email
Facebook: Mary Ames