Hydra is Pulled into a Pipette (IMAGE)

Rice University

Hydra is Pulled into a Pipette

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A hydra is pulled into a pipette in preparation for insertion into a microfluidic chamber at Rice University. The Rice lab is studying hydra to characterize the relationship between its neural activity and muscle movements.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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