Hetested his ideaina tiny nematode worm calledCaenorhabditiselegansand, in 1994, published a papershowinghowtouch-receptor proteins aredistributed around this worm.
When you touch boiling water, for example,get a cut, or even exercise too much, a special receptor on the neuron is activated, sending a signal to the brain - that hurts!.
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He tested his idea in a tiny nematode worm called Caenorhabditis elegans and, in 1994, published a paper showing how touch-receptor proteins are distributed around this worm.