Caenorhabditis elegans

2011-06-21 Thread Rex Allen
Brain uploading for worms... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/science/21brain.html Caenorhabditis elegans, as the roundworm is properly known, is a tiny, transparent animal just a millimeter long. In nature, it feeds on the bacteria that thrive in rotting plants and animals. It is a favorite

Re: Caenorhabditis elegans

2011-06-21 Thread John Mikes
21, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Rex Allen rexallen31...@gmail.com wrote: Brain uploading for worms... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/science/21brain.html Caenorhabditis elegans, as the roundworm is properly known, is a tiny, transparent animal just a millimeter long. In nature, it feeds

Re: Caenorhabditis elegans

2011-06-21 Thread Pzomby
On Jun 21, 11:47 am, Rex Allen rexallen31...@gmail.com wrote: Brain uploading for worms... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/science/21brain.html The human brain, though vastly more complex than the worm’s, uses many of the same components, from neuropeptides to transmitters. So

Re: Caenorhabditis elegans

2011-06-21 Thread meekerdb
On 6/21/2011 7:16 PM, Pzomby wrote: On Jun 21, 11:47 am, Rex Allenrexallen31...@gmail.com wrote: Brain uploading for worms... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/science/21brain.html The human brain, though vastly more complex than the worm’s, uses many of the same components, from