Several years ago, UB biologists noticed something odd. They were studying how a worm called C. elegans would react when different genes were deleted from its DNA. One particularly interesting ...

Those celebrating the decidedly unofficial holiday of 4/20 on Thursday might experience a phenomenon known to scientists and the lay public as “the munchies.” Cannabis’ ability to stimulate appetite ...

When the Williamson family from Dundee lost their mother Sue to a rare cancer named phaeochromocytoma in 2003, they didn’t realize that further devastation was to follow. Of her four children, twins ...

What began as the basic study of a small worm’s biology is providing clues in the treatment of human disease. The discovery of the protein, SRP-6, is an important stepping-stone in revealing what ...

Scanning electron microscopy images of the cuticle (skin) of C. elegans kept at 25 degrees Celsius show wrinkles on an old (9-day old) adult wild-type worm (left) but smooth skin on an npr-8 mutant ...