Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Agar | Prolabo | 20768.292 | for NGM (nematode growth medium) preparation (6,7) |
| NaCl | Chimie-Plus | 40045 | for NGM preparation |
| Bacto-peptone | BD | 211820 | for NGM preparation |
| KH2PO4 | Roth | 3904-1 | for NGM preparation |
| K2HPO4 | Prolabo | 26930.293 | for NGM preparation |
| MgSO4 | Roth | P027.2 | for NGM preparation |
| CaCl2 | Prolabo | 22317.297 | for NGM preparation |
| Cholesterol | Rectapur | for NGM preparation | |
| LB-broth | Sigma | L3022 | for culture of OP50 bacteria |
| EQUIPMENT | |||
| U.V. cross-linker | Fischer Scientific | Wavelength 254 nm | |
| Microscope SteREO Discovery V8 | Carl Zeiss, Inc. | ||
| Petri dishes, 60 mm | CML | BPS55E6 | |
| Platinium wire 0.25 mm | Alfa Aesar | 7440-06-4 | To make a pick for worms (7) |
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