This new research shows that nature uses the same fundamental machinery to create vastly different creatures. "We found that a key regulator of early development is the same in worms and vertebrates - ...

Adam Weiss, director of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program at the Carter Center, a human rights organization founded by former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, even mentioned the distinct possibility ...

In short, a low calorie diet can affect the TOR and pha-4/FoxA genes in worms, slowing the progression of aging. Many organisms have a TOR gene and a gene similar to pha-4/FoxA, such as single-cell ...

C. elegans has fewer than 1,000 cells, but despite the worm's simplicity, Ashrafi has identified more than 300 worm genes that play a role in feeding behaviors, metabolism and fat storage. Most of ...