Brightfield Image of Dying <i>C.elegans</i> Worm as It Emits Characteristic Wave (IMAGE)

Wellcome Trust

Brightfield Image of Dying <i>C.elegans</i> Worm as It Emits Characteristic Wave

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When it dies, the tiny soil-dwelling nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans emits a wave of blue fluorescence that tracks the spread of death through the organism.

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David Gems, UCL

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