Caenorhabditis elegans, one millimeter long, has just 959 cells. The worm’s simplicity has made it a mainstay of scientific research. Skip to content Skip to site index.

I decided that I, too, needed to attend the Longwood Area Worm Meeting. Thus began a trip into the world of C. elegans worms and the people who love them. In 25 years as a writer in Boston, I’ve ...

Pattern recognition system that monitors disease-causing bacteria in C. elegans A nuclear hormone receptor intercepts pathogen-derived signals of growth and virulence, revealing an evolutionarily ...

Figure 1: Undomesticated B. subtilis extends C. elegans survival. Figure 2: Proficiency of B. subtilis gut colonization in C. elegans intestine. Figure 3: B subtilis deficient in biofilm formation ...

Researchers have identified an endogenous insulin antagonist, INS-7, in Caenorhabditis elegans that modulates fat loss by inhibiting a gut-to-brain signaling pathway involving the neuropeptide FLP-7.

Hidden mechanism of swallowing revealed by Caenorhabditis elegans. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241216130258.htm ...