Live-cell imaging under centrifugation: New method measure the forces that keep the nuclei of living cells centered
The team examined live embryos of C. elegans using two instruments invented at the MBL: the centrifuge polarizing microscope ...
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Nematodes under the microscope (IMAGE)
An "unbiased" screen for genes involved in opioid tolerance relied upon tiny worms called C. elegans. The worm genetics revealed PTCHD1 plays a key role, altering cholesterol in cell membranes.
Study reveals a key mechanism for controlling the activity of neuronal identity regulators
A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene.
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Automating In Vivo Screens and Challenging Dogma
Scientists built a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip device that accelerates compound screens and phenotype analyses in C. elegans models of reproductive aging. Deanna earned their PhD in cellular biology ...