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WormBot: A high-throughput system for studying aging in C.elegans

Project specs

Format

2D/3D

Category

Biology

Client

University of Washington

Contact

Elena Vayndorf

Country

USA

Funding agency

University of Washington Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging NIH grant P30AG013280 to MK

Length

02:00

Summary

WormBot is an artificial intelligence-coupled robotics system for high-throughput lifespan and behavioural phenotyping in C. elegans. It captures real-time images and video and automates data processing and analysis to determine survival rates and health metrics of C. elegans.

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