Worms provide clues for treating brain diseases
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 19:21
in Biology & Nature
An MIT team has shown that even the simplest behaviors of the tiny roundworm can be controlled by multiple signaling pathways. The results might have implications for the treatment of human brain disorders.
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