Nematode Worm Nerve Cells Fusing (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Nematode Worm Nerve Cells Fusing

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Nematode worms were engineered to express fusogens in their neurons, these nerve cells fused together, causing behavioural impairments.

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Hilliard Lab, Queensland Brain Institute

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