EXHIBIT 99.6


                        CONSENT OF CHRISTOPHER A. MARLETT

         I hereby consent to being named as a person who will become a director
of Lipid Sciences, Inc., an Arizona corporation, in connection with the
consummation of the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of July 9, 2001, between Lipid Sciences, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and NZ Corporation, an Arizona corporation ("NZ"), in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, to be filed by NZ with the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with the Merger (the "Registration Statement"), and to
the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

Signature:  /s/ Christopher A. Marlett
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           Christopher A. Marlett

Date: October 8, 2001