Roundworms

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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that a stress response in cells, when 'switched on' at a post-reproductive age, could be the key to slow down ageing and promote longevity. In lab…

Scientists have identified a new role for a protein complex at the center of a human genetic disorder called Bardet-Biedl syndrome, or BBS, for which there is currently no cure. Bardet-Biedl syndrome arises when the BBSome protein complex…

For reproduction to be successful, an egg cell must divide perfectly. Egg cell divisions are so error-prone, however, that they are the leading cause of miscarriages and birth defects in humans. In a new study, Northwestern University…

Scientists have long puzzled about a critical way that cells communicate with one another, but Rutgers researchers have used a simple roundworm to solve the mystery. The study, which appears in the journal Current Biology, could help to…

The grant is a Maximizing Investigator Research Award Outstanding Investigator Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The project is titled in Vivo Genetic Analysis of…