Sentence examples for worm behavior from inspiring English sources

Having studied the worm by mutating its genes, Dr. Bargmann then looked at natural variation in the genetic basis of worm behavior.

Worm behavior was tracked by counting worms near the spot locations at regular intervals beginning at 2 h.

Worm behavior switched from fully roaming to mostly dwelling over a range of bacterial concentrations (Fig. 2A D, 2F).

Previous studies have used microfabricated chambers [6], mazes [7], and arrays of posts [8], to explore worm behavior in more structured and challenging environments.

Our system is similar in design to another post array structure recently used to study worm behavior [8] but presumably their hexagonal-post array does not support the enhanced locomotion we see in our square-post arrays.

Other studies have used chambers [6] and maze-like [7] micro-fabricated structures to explore worm behavior, but these devices have larger spatial structures than described here and so worm locomotion was effectively unchanged from movement on agar plates.

C. elegans is also a good model to study molecular basis of such behaviors, as the genetics of many worm behaviors have been studied in great details [3] [5].

The behavioral states of the worm were identified using programs to automatically and semiautomatically identify stereotyped worm behaviors from sequence of captured images.

To confirm which neurons control particular behavioral responses, Laurent, Soltesz et al. measured changes in the worm's behavior after destroying or altering specific cells, or while they used light-based techniques to artificially excite or inhibit specific neurons.

Because these cilia help to control the worm's behavior in response to its environment, researchers can use relatively easy behavioral genetic screens to look for mutants with defects in cilia structure and function.

Computing the worm's behavior, however, was one of Dr. Brenner's less than fully successful ideas.