In C. elegans, mutants that are defective in muscle function and/or structure are easy to
detect and analyze since: 1) body wall muscle is essential for locomotion, and 2) muscle …

The nematode C. elegans (worm) is a small invertebrate animal widely used in studies
related to fundamental biological processes, disease modelling, and drug discovery. Due to …

Animals use a nervous system for locomotion in some stage of their life cycle. The nematode
Caenorhabditis elegans, a major animal model for almost all fields of experimental biology …

Biological microswimmers often inhabit a porous or crowded environment such as soil. In
order to understand how such a complex environment influences their spreading, we …

A wealth of knowledge on the genetic mechanisms that govern aging has emerged from the
study of mutants that exhibit enhanced longevity and exceptional resilience to adverse …

The precise rotation of suspended cells is one of the many fundamental manipulations used
in a wide range of biotechnological applications such as cell injection and enucleation in …

Direct writing is an effective and versatile technique for three-dimensional (3D) fabrication of
conducting polymer (CP) structures. It is precisely localized and highly controllable, thus …

Abstract β-glucan is an important functional active component with relatively high content in
barley. It is reported to possess various biological activities, including anti-oxidative stress …

New tools for applying force to animals, tissues, and cells are critically needed in order to
advance the field of mechanobiology, as few existing tools enable simultaneous imaging of …

Bubbles locating in microfluidic chamber can produce acoustic streaming vortices by
applying travelling surface acoustic wave oscillation in an ultrasonic range, which can be …