@conference {Samuel:567,
	title = {Femtosecond laser dissection in C. elegans neural circuits},
	year = {2006},
	publisher = {SPIE Photonics West},
	organization = {SPIE Photonics West},
	abstract = {The nematode C. elegans, a millimeter-long roundworm, is a well-established model organism for studies of neural development and behavior, however physiological methods to manipulate and monitor the activity of its neural network have lagged behind the development of powerful methods in genetics and molecular biology. The small size and transparency of C. elegans make the worm an ideal test-bed for the development of physiological methods derived from optics and microscopy. We present the development and application of a new physiological tool: femtosecond laser dissection, which allows us to selectively ablate segments of individual neural fibers within live C. elegans. Femtosecond laser dissection provides a scalpel with submicrometer resolution, and we discuss its application in studies of neural growth, regenerative growth, and the neural basis of behavior.},
	keywords = {CA, San Jose},
	doi = {10.1117/12.657396},
	url = {/files/mazur/files/rep_567.pdf},
	author = {Samuel, A. and S. H. Chung and D. A. Clark and C. V. Gabel and C. Chang and V. Murthy and Mazur, E.}
}
