Figure 1.

Growth curve at 20°C for animals grown on NGM plates (filled squares) and in liquid CeMM (open diamonds). Eggs were obtained by bleach treatment of animals grown for at least three years on NGM plates or in liquid CeMM. Approximately 50 eggs from NGM plate grown worms were placed on fresh NGM plates at t = 0. Approximately 50 eggs from liquid grown CeMM worms were place in 50 μ l of fresh CeMM in a microfuge tube cap in a humidified chamber at t = 0. Length of ten animals was optically measured every twenty-four (NGM) or twelve (CeMM) hours, until adults were observed in consecutive timepoints.