Abstract WormBase (www. wormbase. org) is the central repository for the genetics and
genomics of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. We provide the research community …

Several slug species are highly pestiferous and threaten global sustainable agriculture.
Current control methods rely heavily on metaldehyde pellets, which are often ineffective …

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has shed light on many aspects of eukaryotic
biology, including genetics, development, cell biology, and genomics. A major factor in the …

Life on Earth has evolved from initial simplicity to the astounding complexity we experience
today. Bacteria and archaea have largely excelled in metabolic diversification, but …

Studies of model organisms have provided important insights into how natural genetic
differences shape trait variation. These discoveries are driven by the growing availability of …

Apical extracellular matrices (aECMs) are complex extracellular compartments that form
important interfaces between animals and their environment. In the adult C. elegans cuticle …

Hawaiian isolates of the nematode species Caenorhabditis elegans have long been known
to harbor genetic diversity greater than the rest of the worldwide population, but this …

Over the last 20 years, studies of Caenorhabditis elegans natural diversity have
demonstrated the power of quantitative genetic approaches to reveal the evolutionary …

Horizontal gene transfer, the movement of genetic material between species, has been
reported across all major eukaryotic lineages. However, the underlying mechanisms of …

In post-reproductive C. elegans, destructive somatic biomass repurposing supports
production of yolk which, it was recently shown, is vented and can serve as a foodstuff for …