An error handling flatworms in a gen-ed biology class (about as far from research as college gets) has turned into an interesting project to create animal models for a series of rare but debilitating diseases. A perfect example of “fortune favors the prepared mind” as I note in my column in today’s Monitor, which you can read right here.
At Keene State, an accident with flatworms (flatworms?) has produced intriguing medical research
Flatworms under standard laboratory conditions (brown) are pictured with flatworms subjected to intense light exposure (de-pigmented), along with a schematic representation of a porphyrin molecule (pink). Keene State College
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