Biology's Breadboard: The Roundworm <em>C. elegans</em> (IMAGE)

New York Institute of Technology

Biology's Breadboard: The Roundworm <em>C. elegans</em>

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The roundworm C. elegans, measuring a mere 1 millimeter, is a powerful model system for understanding how nervous systems produce behaviors.

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Navin Pokala

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