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Work · May 8, 2013

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My friend's project to simulate an entire C. Elegans

My friend's project to simulate an entire C. Elegans launched on May 8, 2013 with 147 votes, #13 of 587 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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This project simulates the entire neural system of C. elegans, a microscopic roundworm commonly used in neuroscience research. It recreates the worm's 302 neurons and their connections to model how the organism processes information and behaves. The tool is designed for researchers and neuroscientists studying neural circuits and animal behavior through computational simulation.

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