Automated Lifespan Determination Across Caenorhabditis Strains and Species Reveals Assay-Specific Effects of Chemical Interventions
S. A. Banse, M. Lucanic, C. A. Sedore, A. L. Coleman-Hulbert, W. T. Plummer, E. Chen, J. L. Kish, D. Hall, B. Onken, M. P. Presley, E. G. Jones, B. W. Blue, T. Garrett, M. Abbott, J. Xue, , P. C. Phillips
The paper compares manual and automated lifespan assays in Caenorhabditis strains, finding that automated methods reproduce results but show assay-specific effects of chemical interventions.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2019Physiology