From manual counting to YOLO: Using computer vision to automate large-scale fecundity assays in C. elegans

Source: Plos.org· Linyao Peng, Hongyi Shui, Anne Nicole Janisch, Sarah Dede Hesse, Victoria Kathleen Feist, Amanda Kyle Gibson· July 30, 2026

Fecundity measurements play a crucial role in life history research, providing insights into reproductive fitness, population dynamics, and environmental responses. In the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, fecundity assays are widely used to study develo…

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