It is unknown whether the activity of the nervous system can be inherited. In Caenorhabditis
elegans nematodes, parental responses can transmit heritable small RNAs that regulate …

C. elegans has several advantages as an experimental host for the study of infectious
diseases. Worms are easily maintained and propagated on bacterial lawns. The worms can …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder associated with the loss of
dopaminergic neurons (DNs) in the substantia nigra and the widespread accumulation of α …

Since its introduction as a laboratory organism 50 years ago, the nematode worm
Caenorhabditis elegans has become one of the most widely used and versatile models for …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an important model organism in research on
neuroscience and development because of its stereotyped anatomy, relevance to human …

The growth of organisms from humans to bacteria is affected by environmental conditions.
However, mechanisms governing growth and size control are not well understood …

Muscle strength is a functional measure of quality of life in humans. Declines in muscle
strength are manifested in diseases as well as during inactivity, aging, and space travel …

Microfluidics technology has emerged as a promising methodology for the fabrication of a
wide variety of advanced drug delivery systems. Owing to its ability for accurate handling …

Several microfluidic-based methods for Caenorhabditis elegans imaging have recently been
introduced. Existing methods either permit imaging across multiple larval stages without …

Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) has been a popular model organism for several
decades since its first discovery of the huge research potential for modeling human diseases …