Electric field propels worms to test new drugs
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 02:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have developed a way to view the effects of a proposed drug treatment in real time using a mild electrical field to stimulate C. elegans nematodes. The discovery opens up significant possibilities for developing high-throughput micro-screening devices for drug discovery and other applications for treating diseases such as Huntington's, Parkinson's and muscular dystrophy.