Having written my thesis largely based on the output of a genetic screen in which I checked several hundred thousand flies for the presence of specific mutations, there is no need to tell me about the ...

A primitive worm could help to screen new medicines, according to research. Scientists have genetically modified nematode worms (C. elegans) so they avoid and crawl away from certain chemicals. The UK ...

New research from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) provides a powerful, scalable method for finding treatments for rare genetic diseases using tiny, transparent worms. Subscribe to our ...

An elegans solution: Worm genetic screen maps cell-to-cell communication in human cancer A new genetic approach in worms provides a roadmap for the mesenchymal-to-epithelial communication that drives ...

With the help of simple model organisms, two research groups have come up with dozens of genes that could be tied to pathological events in two major neurodegenerative diseases. The screens identified ...

Researchers exploring human metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have uncovered a handful of chemical compounds that regulate fat storage in worms, offering a new tool for ...

A new genetic approach in worms provides a roadmap for the mesenchymal-to-epithelial communication that drives human cancer, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings ...