Technologies for micromanipulating, imaging, and phenotyping small invertebrates and vertebrates.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Yanik MF; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. yanik@mit.edu; Rohde CB; Pardo-Martin C
- Source
- Publisher: Annual Reviews Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 100883581 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-4274 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15239829 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Annu Rev Biomed Eng Subsets: MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Small multicellular model organisms such as the invertebrate nematode C. elegans and the vertebrate zebrafish provide unique opportunities for both basic science and pharmaceutical discovery. In recent years, there have been significant breakthroughs in technologies to manipulate and image these organisms for a variety of purposes ranging from behavioral studies of neuronal circuits to high-throughput screening. Here, we review these advancements with a particular focus on the optically transparent model organisms C. elegans and zebrafish.