<i>C. elegans</i>, Roundworms (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

<i>C. elegans</i>, Roundworms

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Salk scientists found that insulin plays a role in mediating roundworms' perceptions and behaviors. This image shows a C. elegans, the species of roundworm the Salk researchers studied.

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Courtesy of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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