Search results for microscopic roundworms

Ecology Mar 11, 2024

Male roundworms are picky when choosing a mate, new research finds

A piece of rotting fruit is likely covered in hundreds if not thousands of microscopic roundworms, including C. elegans—a popular experimental model system for studying neurogenetics. With a lifespan of only a few weeks, ...

Evolution Mar 7, 2024

Study on mating behaviors offers clues into the evolution of attraction

Sparks fly when a female nematode meets her mate in a Petri dish. Tracking him by smell, she beelines over and is pregnant within moments of physical contact. But for the hermaphroditic version of these tiny roundworms, it's ...

Veterinary medicine Feb 6, 2024

Perils of pet scat—so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease

Have you ever been out on a walk, and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of feces under your foot?

Cell & Microbiology Dec 21, 2023

Inside the matrix: Nanoscale patterns revealed within model research organism

Species throughout the animal kingdom feature vital interfaces between the outermost layers of their bodies and the environment. Intricate microscopic structures—featured on the outer skin layers of humans, as one example—are ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 19, 2023

A change in rigidity switches the function of protein condensates involved in sensing touch

Touch plays a fundamental role in our physical, emotional, and social well-being. From a primary way of conveying emotions to sensory integration, it is crucial for the complex growth of cognitive, emotional, social, and ...

Plants & Animals Sep 8, 2023

The secret life of brain worms

A neurosurgeon in Canberra removed a nematode that was living inside a person's brain in 2022.

Plants & Animals Jul 27, 2023

Genome analysis of 46,000-year-old roundworm from Siberian permafrost reveals novel species

Some organisms, such as tardigrades, rotifers, and nematodes, can survive harsh conditions by entering a dormant state known as "cryptobiosis."

Cell & Microbiology Apr 18, 2023

Biologists reveal a scissor enzyme that cuts the chromatin bridge and prevents DNA damage and autoimmunity

A research team led by Dr. Gary Ying Wai Chan from the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has revealed the function of a unique enzyme, ANKLE1. ANKLE1 acts on chromatin bridges that are trapped ...

Cell & Microbiology Dec 30, 2022

Solar-powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate cellular energy, extend life

New research in the journal Nature Aging takes a page from the field of renewable energy and shows that genetically engineered mitochondria can convert light energy into chemical energy that cells can use, ultimately extending ...

Evolution Aug 17, 2022

Scientists relieved to discover 'curious' creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor

An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different family tree.

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