All Articles Tagged As: worms

Opening a can of worms: serendipitous discovery reveals earthworms more diverse than first thought (10/11/2008)

Scientists have found that common garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture. ...> Full Article

Eyeless but not blind: Light-sensing worms provide a new tool for the study of vision and eye disease (7/8/2008)

The tiny eyeless C. elegans roundworm, one of the most widely used animals in biological research, can detect flashes of light and responds to them by quickly wriggling away ...> Full Article

Earthworm detectives provide genetic clues for dealing with soil pollution (6/4/2008)

Earthworms can tell us how acidic soil is ...> Full Article

The secret behind silkworm's hardy stomachs (5/31/2008)

Silkworms have a unique ability to eat toxic mulberry leaves without feeling ill, and researchers have come one step closer to understanding why ...> Full Article