Tag: Thomas Michel

  • Science & Tech

    Harvard Medical School to reduce student debt burden

    Harvard Medical School (HMS) Dean Jeffrey Flier today announced that the school is taking steps to reduce the cost of a four-year medical education by an average of $50,000 for families with incomes of $120,000 or less. “The issue of student debt is of great concern to me, which is why I feel particular satisfaction…

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  • Health

    Fireflies seen in a new light

    Anyone who has ever seen fireflies do their luminescent mating dance on a summer’s night has wondered: How do they light up like that? Now, two researchers, Sara Lewis from Tufts University and Thomas Michel from Harvard Medical School, have unraveled the mystery. Fireflies produce their light with nitric oxide, which is the same gas…

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