From owner-celegans@net.bio.net Tue Oct 25 22:00:00 1994 Path: biosci!CS.Arizona.EDU!news.Arizona.EDU!NEWS!Ward_Lab From: Ward_Lab@tikal.biosci.arizona.edu (Ward Lab) Newsgroups: bionet.celegans Subject: Re: Artificial Insemination Date: Tue, 25 Oct 94 22:50:54 GMT Organization: Dept. of Molec. & Cellular Biol. Univ. of Arizona Lines: 36 Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <199410181946.AA21579@ponyexpress.princeton.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: worm1.biosci.arizona.edu X-Newsreader: VersaTerm Link v1.1.1 In Article <199410181946.AA21579@ponyexpress.princeton.edu>, yuan@PHOENIX.PRINCETON.EDU ("Jeffrey Yuan") wrote: >I have been told that it is possible to do artificial insemination of >hermaphrodites with sperm from males that do not mate. However, what I have >heard is 3rd hand experience. Has anyone done this procedure? If so, I would >be interested in finding out how. Thanks in advance! > >Jeffrey Yuan > >************************************************************************** >* Jeffrey Yuan * >* Department of Molecular Biology * >* Lewis Thomas Laboratory * >* Princeton University FAX: 609-258-3980 * >* Washington Road Phone: 609-258-5939 * >* Princeton, NJ 08544 email: yuan@phoenix.princeton.edu * >************************************************************************** >Yes, it is possible. Craig LaMunyon, a post-doc in the Ward Lab has developed this technique. Look for it (probably) in the November issue of Genetics: "Assessing the Viability of Mutant and Manipulated Sperm by Artificial Insemination of Caenorhabditis elegans" by Craig W. LaMunyon and Samuel Ward. If you need any further (or quicker) information, you can reach Craig at the phone number or email address below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul J. Muhlrad Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology University of Arizona 415 Life Sciences South Tucson, AZ 85721 tel (602)621-9135 fax (602)621-3709 email Ward_Lab@tikal.biosci.arizona.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .