Light micrograph of an adult Caenorhabditis elegans,a soil-dwelling bisexual nematode worm that feeds on bacteria. Visible within the worm are a number of larvae at the 'pretzel stage' of development. A tendency to reproduce by self- fertilization (resulting in identical offspring),along with the short time taken to reach maturity,make this simple multicellulate an ideal subject for genetic research. A plan is currently underway to decode the genetic blueprint of C. elegans,to discover every one of the 100,000,000 letters,or bases,which make up its genome. Phase contrast illumination. Magnification: x128 at 35mm size | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Stammers, Sinclair |
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