Thousands of nematodes, each no longer than a grain of sand, are spending six months attached to the International Space ...

After a decade-long quest to fill a major gap in basic biology, UChicago scientists have built a complete map of how cells ...

In 1963, on a hunch, a South African biologist named Sydney Brenner decided to study a species of worms named C. elegans. The worms turned out to be the perfect lab animal. They were simple creatures ...

A new study demonstrates how neurons in nematode worms respond to odors and generate movement to augment understanding of neural circuits.

In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs were recently found to extend the life of the microscopic worm, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). The ...

New research in C. elegans from scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) helps explain how changes in the parents’ lysosomes that promote longevity are transferred to their offspring.

C. elegans pictured in normal color conditions under a microscope. Credit: Jeremy Vicencio, Nadia Halidi/Centro de Regulación Genómica The researchers observed the same effects on health span, the ...

Aging-US published "Sulforaphane promotes C. elegans longevity and healthspan via DAF- 16/DAF-2 insulin/IGF-1 signaling" which reported that the broccoli-derived isothiocyanate sulforaphane inhibits ...