Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans, is a small roundworm (nematode) usually found in the soil in temperate climates all around the world. It feeds on microorganisms like bacteria and can be most ...

Take two The findings piqued the curiosity of C. elegans researcher and P-granule expert Susan Strome of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Interested in performing related research, she and ...

When studying life span ... is Caenorhabditis elegans, a microscopic roundworm that typically lives to a ripe old age of two to three weeks. Another advantage of using C. elegans is that these ...