Kaplan, Ajredini and Edison

University of Florida scientists have discovered the first mating pheromone in one of science’s most well-studied research subjects, the tiny worm Caenorhabditis elegans. Perhaps even more interesting is what the newly discovered pheromone also directs worms to do – hibernate, says Arthur Edison, Ph.D., a UF associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, pictured at right. Fatma Kaplan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate, left, and lab manager Ramadan Ajredini also contributed to the research.

(Sarah Kiewel, UF Health Science science Center)
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