Wrapping culture plates with Parafilm M ® increases Caenorhabditis elegans growth | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

Wrapping culture plates with Parafilm M ® increases Caenorhabditis elegans growth | BMC Research Notes | Full Text

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Featured article: Wrapping culture plates with Parafilm M® increases Caenorhabditis elegans growth

This study by Shinn-Thomas et al says that C. elegans investigators should be aware that wrapping their experimental cultures with Parafilm may result in statistically detectable changes in worm growth and possibly other developmental processes.