C. elegans

(sē′ ĕl′ə-gănz)

A nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) that was the first animal whose genome was completely sequenced and is widely studied by researchers because it has a small genome and transparent skin.

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Princeton University researchers have discovered that learned behaviors can be inherited for multiple generations in C. elegans, transmitted from parent to progeny via eggs and sperm cells.

Danger Avoidance: Genetically Encoded

Maintenance of the C. elegans colony was carried out according to the protocol of STIERNAGLE (2006) with modifications.

Caenorhabditis elegans as an indicator of toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains to Meloidogyne incognita race 3/Caenorhabditis elegans como indicador de toxicidade de estirpes de Bacillus thuringiensis a Meloidogyne incognita raca 3

C. elegans, which is about the size of the comma in this sentence, can be induced to sleep by certain stressors, such as heat.

Even Worms Need Their Beauty Rest

C. elegans as a model organism for genetic analyses

Comprehensive functional genomics using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism

First, to be sure RIBE occurred in C. elegans, researchers exposed a population of the worms to radiation, then took a medium secreted by the C.

New radiotherapy find offers hope to cancer patients

C. elegans has been shown to be a valuable model in understanding the molecular mechanisms that modulate aging and stress responses.

Rosmarinus officinalis L. increases Caenorhabditis elegans stress resistance and longevity in a DAF-16, HSF-1 and SKN-1-dependent manner

Researchers have known that C. elegans' set of genetic instructions, its genome, is littered with PATCs (short for periodic An/Tn clusters), but didn't know why.

'Junk DNA' has value for roundworms: watermarks permit activity for some C. elegans germline genes

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