Why do you like doing experiments with worms (like turning them green and red) ?

Question: Why do you like doing experiments with worms (like turning them green and red) ?

Asked by robbentley to Kerstin on 17 Mar 2010 in Categories: Theories.
- Kerstin Zechner answered on 17 Mar 2010:
  
  Worms were initially used to do experiments on, because it was hard to get a hold of human cells and a lot of cellular processes are the same in humans and worms. Worms are also really easy to grow and keep. Unfortunately, I think research in worms will slowly stop, as it’s quite easy to get a hold of human cells nowadays. My lab is already starting to use human cells.

Question: Why do you like doing experiments with worms (like turning them green and red) ?