Time to Molt
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This worm is unable to escape the old cuticle due to RNAi. A wild-type animal would ultimately break free at the anterior end of its former skeleton.
Glitch!
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When suspended in water, the microscopic worm C. Elegans thrashes rhythmically in a pattern that approximates a sine wave. This simple, repetitive motion is multiplied, distorted, and amplified through a video feedback loop to create a churning swirl of color and motion.
Video by Jeff Mission. Music by Thomas Brinkmann.