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The longevity of Caenorhabditis elegans in soil.
Biology letters - 22 Jun 2005
Van Voorhies Wayne A, Fuchs Jacqueline, Thomas Stephen
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Relatively simple model organisms such as yeast, fruit-flies and the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, have proven to be invaluable resources in biological studies. An example is the widespread use of C. elegans to investigate the complex process of ageing. An important issue when interpreting results from these studies is the similarity of the observed C. elegans mortality pattern in the laboratory to that...
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