Browsing Honors College by Subject "C. elegans"
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Characterizing Multigenerational Effects of Nicotine-Dependent Behaviors in Caenorhabditis Elegans
(East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)This project aims to investigate the effects nicotine, a highly addictive chemical associated with tobacco smoking, have on offspring (F1 and F2) using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). C. elegans is ... -
Nicotine Controlof Germline Cell Fate in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2015-05)Nicotine dependence is the single largest cause of preventable death in the world, claiming 480,000 lives each year in the US alone, including those caused by secondhand smoke. In this study, we investigated the biological ...