Caenorhabditis elegans lives in a complex habitat in which they routinely experience large
fluctuations in temperature, and encounter physical obstacles that vary in size and …

New microfluidic systems for whole organism analysis and experimentation are catalyzing
biological breakthroughs across many fields, from human health to fundamental biology …

Unlike olfaction, taste, touch, vision, and proprioception, which are widespread across
animal phyla, hearing is found only in vertebrates and some arthropods. The vast majority of …

Neurons convert synaptic or sensory inputs into cellular outputs. It is not well understood
how a single neuron senses, processes multiple stimuli, and generates distinct neuronal …

Controllable, precise, and stable rotational manipulation of model organisms is valuable in
many biomedical, bioengineering, and biophysics applications. We present an …

Mechanotransduction channels have been proposed as force sensors in various
physiological processes, such as hearing and touch. In particular, TMC1 has been shown to …

Tissue engineering (TE) is a strongly expanding research area. TE approaches require
biocompatible scaffolds, cells, and different applied stimuli, which altogether mimic the …

Sensitization is a simple form of behavioral plasticity by which an initial stimulus, often
signaling danger, leads to increased responsiveness to subsequent stimuli. Cross-modal …

Effectively isolating and categorizing large quantities of Caenorhabditis elegans (C.
elegans) based on different phenotypes is important for most worm research, especially …

In living organisms, changes in calcium flux are integral to many different cellular functions
and are especially critical for the activity of neurons and myocytes. Genetically encoded …