Worm Neurons Glow in Response to Odors (IMAGE)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worm Neurons Glow in Response to Odors

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In research led by Dirk Albrecht, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, neurons (marked by arrows) in the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a nematode found in many environments around the world, glow as the animals sense attractive odors.

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Dirk Albrecht, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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