September 06, 2022
Simple animal model reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior
… were well fed. As a category, genes for many chemosensory receptors showed huge differences. AWA proved to be a neuron … with a large number of these upregulated genes and two receptors, STR-44 and SRD-28, appeared especially prominent … while both fed and hungry worms would wriggle toward the receptors’ favorite smells if they were strong enough, only …