The worm C. elegans has been a powerful model for understanding many types of biological processes, says Jayakrishnan ...

The nematode worm C. elegans will stay away from dangerous bacteria in its environment when exposed to certain bacterial RNAs ...

Research on C. elegans worms could point to new ways to stop tumor cells from metastasizing in humans DURHAM, N.C. -- What makes some cancer cells stay put while others break loose and spread through ...

A new study from a postbaccalaureate researcher in Mark Roth’s lab at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Cameron Suraci, shows that ...

How did C. elegans, a tiny invertebrate, become such a crucial tool for biological research? What insights did this worm yield? What is the value of such research for society when one can argue ...

Predictions made by the model might point to promising future directions for research into the biology of C. elegans, but the tiny worm may continue to illuminate the intricate workings of life in ...

Caenorhabditis elegans, a small nematode worm, has become a vital model organism in neuroscience and genetics research. Its simple nervous system, consisting of a well-mapped neural circuit ...

Researchers at Duke University found that when C. elegans larvae were starved at a stage when they’re actively forming large amounts of tissue, the worms quickly entered a quiescent state. The arrest ...

Because C. elegans use their sense of smell to detect food as they wiggle ... Researchers previously found that ablating these neurons boosted pathogen resistance and improved worm survival. 2 However ...

Another advantage of using C. elegans is that these worms have a simple physiology and easily manipulated genes. Later research has revealed even more about daf-2. The gene is now known to ...

Our primary approach has been to develop transgenic C. elegans strains that express these human proteins, often resulting in abnormal phenotypes that can be the basis of classic genetic screens. The ...

From tropical plants and 3-D snapshots of worms to tiny particles that light up tumors, here’s a glimpse at some of the fascinating work MSK researchers pursued in 2014 as part of our quest to advance ...