Parkinsonian Worms Swimming and Crawling (VIDEO)

University of Texas at Austin

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In this video, Jon Pierce-Shimomura, assistant professor of neurobiology, describes the test that is based on the difficulty these "parkinsonian" C. elegans worms have in switching from swimming to crawling when they’re taken out of water.

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Mason Jones

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