<i>C. elegans</i> Neurons and Germ Cells (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

<i>C. elegans</i> Neurons and Germ Cells

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UMD scientists have discovered a mechanism for transgenerational gene silencing in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. Special fluorescent dyes help to visualize neurons (magenta) and germ cells (green) in the roundworm's body.

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Photo: Sindhuja Devanapally

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