Sydney Brenner, who established the nematode C. elegans as a genetic model organism passed away.
Sydney did the early work on C. elegans and demonstrated that these nematodes can be cultured in the lab, and mutations in genes affecting various phenotypes can be isolated and propagated in the laboratory. Together with John Sulston and Bob Horvitz, Sydney’s pioneering work laid the foundation for future studies to investigate fundamental biological processes and their connection to diseases.
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