QuantWorm: a comprehensive software package for Caenorhabditis elegans phenotypic assays.Phenotypic assays are crucial in genetics; however, traditional methods that rely on human observation are unsuitable for quantitative, large-scale experiments.  Our imaging system is composed of a microscope equipped with a digital camera and a motorized stage connected to a computer running the QuantWorm software package.  We then demonstrated the application of the QuantWorm software in a drug assay and a genetic assay.  Overall, the QuantWorm software provided accurate measurements at a high speed.  Software source code, executable programs, and sample images are available at www.quantworm.org.  The QuantWorm software is written in Java and its source code is freely available, so it does not require use of commercial software or libraries. 
QuantWorm
Our imaging system is composed of a microscope equipped with a digital camera and a motorized stage connected to a computer running the QuantWorm software package. 
QuantWorm software package
Our imaging system is composed of a microscope equipped with a digital camera and a motorized stage connected to a computer running the QuantWorm software package.  We then demonstrated the application of the QuantWorm software in a drug assay and a genetic assay.  Overall, the QuantWorm software provided accurate measurements at a high speed.  The QuantWorm software is written in Java and its source code is freely available, so it does not require use of commercial software or libraries. 
QuantWorm software
The QuantWorm software is written in Java and its source code is freely available, so it does not require use of commercial software or libraries. 
Java
Software source code, executable programs, and sample images are available at www.quantworm.org. 
www.quantworm.org