Chemistry and the Worm: Caenorhabditis elegans as a Platform for Integrating Chemical and Biological Research

Chemistry and the Worm: Caenorhabditis elegans as a Platform for Integrating Chemical and Biological Research

This Review discusses the potential usefulness of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for chemists interested in studying living systems. C. elegans, a 1 mm long roundworm, is a popular model organism in almost all areas of modern biology. The worm has several features that make it a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2011-05, Vol.50 (21), p.4774-4807
Hauptverfasser: Hulme, S. Elizabeth, Whitesides, George M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aging - physiology
Animals
biochemistry
Biology
Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans - anatomy & histology
Caenorhabditis elegans - physiology
chemical biology
Chemistry
Host-Parasite Interactions
Humans
Microfluidics
model organisms
Models, Animal
Molecular Structure
Nematodes
Pharmaceutical Preparations
the worm
Worms
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Zusammenfassung:This Review discusses the potential usefulness of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism for chemists interested in studying living systems. C. elegans, a 1 mm long roundworm, is a popular model organism in almost all areas of modern biology. The worm has several features that make it attractive for biology: it is small (
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201005461