Researchers have identified that species in the gut microbiome can produce sphingolipids that protect the host from pathogens ...

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

In daf-2 and daf-16 mutant strains, baicalein demonstrated partial dependence on the IIS pathway for its protective effects. Conclusions:This study established a DSS-induced UC model in C. elegans and ...

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 ...

A computational approach is presented for modeling and quantifying the structure and dynamics of the nematode C. elegans observed by time-lapse microscopy. Worm shape and conformations are expressed ...

Wake County deputies arrested a Raleigh man in April for accusations he cut out a dog’s intestines. Joseph Andrew Clark, 59, is charged with felony animal cruelty.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by mirror transposition of the abdominal and thoracic organs. This anomaly may be partial or complete.