Worm Cinema

Individuals of C. elegans growing in micro chambers

Individual animals of C. elegans were recorded simultaneously in arrayed micro chambers from birth to adulthood at a time resolution of 10 minutes.

Worm race

Individuals of C. elegans were imaged every 10 minutes throughout their development and computationally straightened. green marks the pharynx, red the total body.

Germline growth

The two gonadal arms of the germline of C. elegans was marked GFP and imaged from birth to adulthood.

chewing worm

The pharynx of a worm was imaged at 30 frames per second to visualize the movements of the pharyngeal muscle. Movie plays in real time.

reproducing worms

Single animal was imaged hourly over 7 days. Eggs were genetically prevented from hatching to count progeny.

singaling dynamics

An animal expressing the transcription factor DAF-16:GFP is shown. DAF-16 shuttles in and out of th nucleus when activated.