While screening hundreds of mutant worms for those with locomotion defects, the group identified a strain that looked identical to the typical worm model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (sciencemag.org)
But researchers examining health measures, such as the worms» ability to move or to withstand heat or oxidative stress, found that long - lived mutant worms spend a smaller proportion of their lives as healthy animals (indicated in yellow). (sciencenews.org)
The number of carriers was found to decrease in mutant worms as indicated by the force measurement. (sciencedaily.com)