One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called ...

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 young C. elegans adult glowing green where a protein has been linked to a fluorescent tag and filled with soon-to-be-laid eggs that appear as dark spheres in the mother’s body. Disruption of ...

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 ...

This valuable study shows that an odorant that is typically thought of as a repellant actually activates both attractant and repellant olfactory neurons in C. elegans. Solid evidence is provided that ...

C. elegans needs to eat bacteria to survive, but knowing which cells are nutritious and edible and which are potentially harmful is crucial to the worm's survival ... that we can pick up on ...

wild C. elegans show two distinct behavior patterns in the presence of food. Solitary strains like the N2 common lab worm (left) forage alone, slowing to half their normal speed when they ...

The C. elegans worm serves as a useful model in aging studies, including a new one that reveals the unintended role of a drug. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

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 ...