<i>C. elegans</i> (VIDEO)

University of Texas at Austin

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Texas Engineers have developed the first large-scale in vivo drug discovery platform using <i>C. elegans</i> -- a transparent roundworm that is used in the study of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's, Huntington's and Alzheimer's.

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Cockrell School of Engineering

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