Abstract

A slide taped to a window at the Woods Hole Marine Biology Laboratory was my first introduction to the touch receptor neurons of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Studying these cells as a postdoc with Sydney Brenner gave me a chance to work with John Sulston on a fascinating set of neurons. I would never have guessed then that 43 years later I would still be excited about learning their secrets.

中文翻译：

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一个动人的故事

摘要

我在伍兹霍尔海洋生物实验室的窗户上贴了一张幻灯片，这是我对线虫秀丽隐杆线虫的触觉受体神经元的首次介绍。与Sydney Brenner作为博士后研究这些细胞，这使我有机会与John Sulston一起研究一组引人入胜的神经元。那时，我永远都不会猜到，43年后的今天，我仍然会很高兴得知他们的秘密。