Research
Why the Leech?
Leeches are regarded by some with a mixture of horror and disgust so intense as to preclude their consideration as objects for biological investigation. But in fact, leeches are among the best studied representatives of the phylum Annelida (segmented worms). Glossiphoniid leech embryos in particular are quite beautiful and are well suited for cellular and molecular analyses of embryonic development using reverse genetic approaches.
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