Worm Breeder's Gazette 14(3): 1b (June 1, 1996)
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Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, University of Minnesota, 250 Biological Sciences Center, 1445 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108; email: stier@biosci.cbs.umn.edu
The CGC has 3 worm movies available for you to borrow. The first, "Embryonic Development of the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans", was made by Einhard Schierenberg and shows embryogenesis. It lasts 12 minutes. The second, "Nematode", was made by Dick Russell and Cary Lu and displays various mutants in a whimsical manner. It lasts 11 minutes. The third, "The nematode as a Model Organism", was made by Cogito Learning Media, Inc. and shows Bob Horvitz describing programmed cell death. It lasts 30 minutes. The films are available in VHS format. All three have received two thumbs up!