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The little worm that could (escape light): a single nerve cell helps C. elegans escape harmful UV exposure-image
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The little worm that could (escape light): a single nerve cell helps C. elegans escape harmful UV exposure

It’s hard to imagine, but the tiny, translucent roundworm called C. elegans has approximately 20,470 protein-coding genes—about the same number as humans. This is perhaps one of the many reasons why this common worm was...

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Why one worm species beats the heat better than another one-image
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Why one worm species beats the heat better than another one

A new study in GENETICS investigates the role of heat shock regulators and chaperones.

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A plant biologist whose seminal work led to a vision of a sustainable future-image
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A plant biologist whose seminal work led to a vision of a sustainable future

One of the most influential geneticists of our time, Dr. Joanne Chory (1955-2024), recipient of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal, transformed modern molecular plant biology and applied her trailblazing discoveries to some of science’s most...

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