Unexpected help from vitamin B12 (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

Unexpected help from vitamin B12

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In the disease model shown on the left, C. elegans worms exhibit a stress response, which is visible in green. Administration of vitamin B12 counteracts this effect, as can be seen on the right.

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W. Huang / Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

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