The soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has just 959 cells and a body that is mostly gut and reproductive organs. Yet its reproduction is similar enough to ours that scientists like Francis McNally ...
When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...
Vinegar eel "flash mob" caught under the microscope! Researchers were stunned when they measured the force of the roiling ...
What happens to worms and parasites when exposed to freezing temperatures? 🔬 This microscopic science experiment reveals how the freezer impacts their structure and survival. #MicroscopeScience #Para ...
The winners of a microscopic video competition have been announced, and among the remarkable entries is an incredible clip of a tiny tardigrade riding a roundworm. The Nikon Small World in Motion ...
The development of maternal egg cells is pivotal for survival but also precarious. During meiosis, the DNA-containing chromosomes can easily be broken or lost, causing infertility, miscarriage or ...
Composite image showing fluorescent-tagged nuclei in every cell of five different C. elegans captured in the Advanced Light Microscopy Unit at the CRG. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...