Worms, Jell-O ... And Raves for Umaine Student ; Kelly Dorgan Is Getting National Attention for Breaking New Ground in the Field of Biomechanics.

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Kelly Dorgan didn't think her lab experiments with worms and Jell- O would get her much attention, let alone glory.

"I'm so used to people looking at me funny when I say I work with worms," said Dorgan, a 26-year-old doctoral candidate at the University of Maine's Darling Marine Center.

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Worms, Jell-O ... And Raves for Umaine Student ; Kelly Dorgan Is Getting National Attention for Breaking New Ground in the Field of Biomechanics.

Even her own parents were squeamish.

But Dorgan and her diligent Maine sandworms have been breaking new ground in the field of biomechanics. By opening a window into the worm's muddy world, Dorgan has changed long-held assumptions about how the animals burrow, ...

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