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  • 2048204810399410241024278145125127110PublicAssets/6581<i>C. elegans</i>, a tiny roundworm, with a ribosomal protein glowing red and muscle fibers glowing green. Researchers used these worms to study a molecular pathway that affects aging. The ribosomal protein is involved in protein translation and may play a role in dietary restriction-induced longevity. Image created using confocal microscopy. <br> View group of roundworms here <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=6582">6582</a>. <br> View closeup of roundworms here <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=6583">6583</a>. Jarod Rollins, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.Hannah Somers, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. Photograph

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    Fluorescent C. elegans showing muscle and ribosomal protein

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    C. elegans, a tiny roundworm, with a ribosomal protein glowing red and muscle fibers glowing green. Researchers used these worms to study a molecular pathway that affects aging. The ribosomal protein is involved in protein translation and may play a role in dietary restriction-induced longevity. Image created using confocal microscopy.
    View group of roundworms here 6582.
    View closeup of roundworms here 6583.

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    Jarod Rollins, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.

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    Hannah Somers, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory.

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    6581

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