Program finds lost genes in nematode genome
...bditis elegans (C. elegans). The genome of another nematode C. briggsae, was also used to determine which part...to many genomes, including those of mammals, other nematode species and most recently the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Brent's approach to gene prediction s...Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
...eke. A biological control method using a parasitic nematode has been remarkably effective in other countries in the southern hemisphere where the woodwasp has been accidentally introduced, he says. Related World Wide Web sites: E. Richard Hoebeke: http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Faculty_Staff/H...Discovery at UCSB may lead to new drugs to treat cancer, control fertility
...for controlling cell fusion." Rothman studies the nematode worm C. elegans as a model organism. His research group looks at genetic mutations to see what effect they cause. From that information they can determine which genes are involved in certain biological processes. The mutation they found in this disco...Parasite whips up ideas for bowel cancer treatments
...hipworm (trichuris trichiura) is a 3cm-to-5cm-long nematode or roundworm that gets its name from its whip-like shape. Once inside their host, adult worms produce eggs that are passed in the faeces and mature in the soil. If the eggs are ingested, they hatch in the large intestine where they can cause trichuri...Small worm yields big clue on muscle receptor action
...und in both humans and the much-studied laboratory nematode C. elegans which may open new pathways of research...ped a preparation for cutting open the microscopic nematode to record muscle responses when acetylcholine is applied. Using this preparation, Richmond was still...Evolutionary conservation of a mechanism of longevity from worms to mammals
Though the study of aging in the nematode model organism C. elegans has provided much insight into this complex process, it is not yet clear whether genes involved in aging in the worm have a similar role in mammals. In a recent study, Dr. Hekimi and colleagues of McGill University (Canada)......mportant for the control of fundamental rhythms in nematode worms," says biology professor and physician Andre...s elegans, a millimeter-long (one 25th of an inch) nematode worm that is found in soil, eats bacteria and frequently is used by geneticists. The researchers dis...Researchers develop new method to help find deadly malaria parasite's Achilles heel
...our other well studied model organisms -- yeast, a nematode worm, the fruit fly, and a bacterium that causes digestive-tract ulcers in humans. The authors of the study, Trey Ideker, a professor of bioengineering at UCSD's Jacobs School of Engineering, and two graduate students, Silpa Suthram and Taylor Sittle...DNA technique measures suitability of soil for onion crops
...developed a molecular technique to detect the stem nematode and white rot in soil samples. Agricultural labor...tional microscopic investigation for both the stem nematode and onion white rot. Each year thousands of soil samples are investigated for their suitability for...Researchers uncover new genes that control longevity
..., Kaeberlein said, is to begin similar work in the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. After that, they hope to study the process in mice, and eventually in humans -- all with the goal of understanding the aging process. Although it is unlikely to happen soon, the discoveries may eventually identify target...Algal protein in worm neurons allows remote control of behavior by light
...n-algae gene into neurons of the tiny, transparent nematode C. elegans, researchers have been able to elicit specific behavioral responses by simply illuminating animals with blue light. The work paves the way for better understanding of how neurons communicate with each other, and with muscles, to regulate b...'Pregnant' protein-coding genes carry RNA 'babies'
...ey underscore the importance of non-coding RNAs in nematode development. Their work appears this month in the...nd are under the control of independent promoters, nematode snoRNA loci are both intergenic and intronic (with and without promoters). Interestingly, plant sno...Extinctions linked to climate change
... and sub-Arctic has modified the life cycle of the nematode parasites of musk oxen," the researchers said. "These worms can now complete their life cycle in one year, instead of two, and their rising numbers are having a significant impact on musk oxen survival." In a similar interaction, Blaustein said, the ...Barbara Turnbull Award honours leading spinal cord researcher
...r spinal cords. Dr. Culotti's lab uses a worm, the nematode C. elegans, as a model of the human spinal cord. The team is credited with discovering that nematode neurons use the same molecules and molecular mechanisms for their growth and migration as neurons in...Worm hormone discovery may aid fight against parasitic disease
...Nature has used this system from the very simplest nematode worms up to humans, not only employing the same types of proteins to do the job, but also the same types of hormones." The dauer diapause occurs naturally in C. elegans when the worm senses from its environment that conditions are not favorable for m...Understanding the life of C. elegans
HOUSTON (April 4, 2006) When the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has enough to eat, enjoys the right temperatures and is not crowded out by its fellows, it produces a hormone, which binds to a receptor called DAF12 that allows it to reach reproductive maturity and live a natural lifespan. Wh...Starvation response in worms points to common hunger pathway
...nse to hunger or starvation, they suggest. "In the nematode worm C. elegans, starvation causes a variety of changes in development, longevity, and behavior," said Young-jai You of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. One such behavioral change involves alterations to the animals' main feeding ...Monkey-dung study offers clues about land-use, wildlife ecology
...ity in Canada, surveyed the monkeys and determined nematode levels by examining 536 colobus fecal samples. Their study appears in the April issue of the journal Conservation Biology. Gillespie is co-director with Illinois pathobiology colleague Tony Goldberg of the Kibale EcoHealth Project, a flagship program...Newly identified protein complex sheds light on axon growth mechanism
...nderlying axon growth and synapse formation in the nematode worm C.elegans. In a study published today in the open access journal Journal of Biology, researchers have characterised a new protein, UNC-69, required for proper locomotion . They show that UNC-69 interacts with UNC-76 in a protein complex likely t...Proteins linked to cancer prevention in humans affect aging in worms
...amage have been shown to determine lifespan in the nematode worm C. elegans. A Buck Institute study, appearing in the June 2nd issue of the journal Science, shows that checkpoint proteins, traditionally thought only to be functional in cells that divide, are also active in cells that no longer divide. The fac...