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Biology I: yeast, <em>Drosophila</em> and <em>C. elegans</em>

C. elegans Care and Stock Handling

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C. elegans care and stock handling are key to using this model organism in the lab. C. elegans has long been used to study developmental, genetic, molecular, and physical phenomena. Proper maintenance helps researchers use these worms effectively.

This page covers the basic housing and feeding ne...

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正确地培养和保存秀丽隐杆线虫对实验成功至关重要。

它们所需的饲养空间小,饲养成本低,繁殖力高并易于操作。但容易培养并不意味着它们对科研用处不大。实际上众所周知,Sydney Brenner将线虫称之为"大自然送给科学的礼物",线虫自1974年被发现以来,就出现在众多诺贝尔奖获得者的成名实验中。

本短片中我们将演示实验室里线虫的基本培养方法。包括:线虫的培养容器和喂食,操作以及冻融。

在野生环境里,线虫存在于土壤中,以腐烂植物为食。在实验室里,保证线虫的生长状态良好非常重要,因此我们要用非常特别的饲养方法。

线虫依据实验要求可在16,20或...

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