Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway ...

Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of a roundworm used extensively in biological research, opening a new pathway for synthetic biologists ...

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which could have consequences for ecosystem health ...

By studying Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), commonly known as roundworms, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have unveiled a new mechanism that could mediate neuron-glia ...

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College ...

New research has uncovered that neurons store their own glycogen, acting as “backup batteries” to keep the brain functioning ...

A new Yale study has revealed that neurons—the energy-hungry cells that connect and direct activity in the brain—are equipped ...

A new Yale study has revealed that neurons - the energy-hungry cells that connect and direct activity in the brain - are ...

Amphetamines disrupt dopamine signaling and can lead to addiction, insomnia and even death. Researchers are using the tiny roundworm C. elegans to uncover how these drugs affect the brain. They ...

Hong Kong Polytechnic University scientists report that multigenerational exposure to microplastic-contaminated prey reverses ...

A new Yale study has revealed that neurons — the energy-hungry cells that connect and direct activity in the brain — are equipped with "backup ...

A Ph.D. graduate student in biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, with a background in computer science and mathematics, ...