By Ed Moorhouse The great baseball player Yogi Berra famously said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” For Ashley Lewis, the saying couldn’t be more fitting. Instead of deciding between two academic paths — biology and philosophy — the Rutgers University–Camden junior from Gibbsboro chose both, and is thriving in […]
By Ed Moorhouse Advances in technology have made it possible to produce bone, muscle, and even organs using a 3D bioprinter, which allows scientists to generate tissue in a laboratory environment. But before that can be done, cellular building blocks have to be created to lay the foundation for the new tissue, and students at […]
By Ed Moorhouse Eric Klein, an assistant professor of biology at Rutgers University–Camden, is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The five-year grant totaling $1.2 million will fund Klein’s research on the mysterious properties of a bacterial species known as Caulobacter crescentus. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program […]
Researchers from Rutgers University–Camden and Rowan University are collaborating on an interdisciplinary project to accelerate the fight against diabetes and use untapped resources to improve treatment and perhaps even cure the disease. The joint Rowan University/Rutgers–Camden Board of Governors approved a $30,000 research grant for the project. “This valuable collaboration between South Jersey’s two most […]
By Ed Moorhouse Imagine being stuck in an apartment with a roommate you don’t get along with, only you can’t leave, even for just a few hours. If it sounds unbearable, just think of what it must be like for space station crews who live with each other — and put up with the good […]
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