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To: Teresa Lo who wrote (6520)3/22/2001 1:51:08 PM
From: Jill  Read Replies (1) of 8925
 
Yes...it was fascinating...it was about a famous worm!!!!

Truly. C. elegans is the name and she's a much studied hermaphrodite, with many various species of nematodes like her, all distinguished by the shape of their tails! Some tails have 7 fins, others retract etc etc--and that alone determines a species. In one out of 600 births, the xx of the female/hermaphrodite loses one of its "x's" and turns into a very potent active male who goes around fertilizing all the females, who prefer male sperm to their own (they have both sperm and egg inside)
But the really cool part was the microscopes--digital cameras attached so you could see these invisible creatures huge on your computer screen (and print out images if you want)--a laser machine attached that will ablate single cells at a time----and a fluroescent light for antibody staining---kewl stuff

The ? she is starting to solve is how genes create shapes
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