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www.zemez.io The healthcare industry is striving for incorporarting even more advanced tech. Many nations still rely heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to supply most of their energy needs. But this dependance on fossil fuels presents a great problem. Fossil fuels...

Can gadgets and biology converge?

    Many nations still rely heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to supply most of their energy needs. But this dependance on fossil fuels presents a great problem. Fossil fuels are a finite resource. Eventually, the world will...

Hydrogen is the most common element on Earth—for example, water is two-thirds hydrogen—but in nature it is always found in combination with other elements.

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Research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I’m doing.

Many nations still rely heavily on coal, oil and natural gas to supply most of their energy needs. But this dependance on fossil fuels presents a great problem. Fossil fuels are a finite resource. Eventually, the world will run out of fossil fuels, or it will become...

May 2016

Study of Space Travelers Helps Explain Disease in the Earthbound Some inherited genetic mutations have obvious harmful effects, such as those associated with cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. Now, scientists are learning more about stress-induced effects of gene...

Spinach and Flaxseed Pesto

April 27, 2016 • Spinach and Flaxseed Pesto recipe designed by Chef James O’Hara, Senior Instructor at Johnson & Wales University.

NRI Postdoctoral Research Associate receives Trainee Merit Award from the ASA

April 26, 2016 • Summer Goodson earned her Ph.D. in Cell and Development Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2011. Now, only five years later, she has been recognized for a significant contribution in the field of andrology. In April, at the 41st Annual American Society of Andrology (ASA) Conference in New Orleans, LA, she was evaluated by anonymous judges and became one of four out of 148 trainees to receive the Trainee Merit Award.

Study of Space Travelers Helps Explain Disease in the Earthbound

April 26, 2016 • Some inherited genetic mutations have obvious harmful effects, such as those associated with cystic fibrosis or sickle cell anemia. Now, scientists are learning more about stress-induced effects of gene mutations. We have known for some time that certain astronauts who had spent time at the International Space Station developed vision problems.