Several sections in WormBook grew this month with the publication of four new chapters. WormBook has further expanded its coverage of nematodes other than C. elegans this month with the addition of “Strongyloides spp.” and “Genomics and biology of the nematode Caenorhabditis. briggsae” to the Genetics and genomics section. Additionally, “C. elegans and volatile anesthetics” was added to the Disease models and drug discovery section and “Roles of chromatin factors in C. elegans development” was recently published in the Molecular biology section. In order to find out about new additions to WormBook, please sign up for email notifications or access the WormBook RSS feed.

This month, WormBook was pleased to launch its Disease models and drug discovery section with the publication of “Obesity and the regulation of fat metabolism“. Additionally, “The cuticle” was added to the Cell biology section and the Developmental control section expanded its coverage of early developmental events with the publication of “The C. elegans intestine“. In order to find out about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html or access the WormBook RSS feed. Also, if you have not yet completed the WormBook Reader Survey, please take a few minutes to do so.

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WormBook has further expanded its coverage of parasitic nematodes this month with the addition of “The biology and genome of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora” to the Genetics and genomics section of WormBook and “Strongyloides stercoralis: a model for translational research on parasitic nematode biology” to WormMethods. Additionally, “Biogenic amine neurotransmitters in C. elegans” has just been added to the Neurobiology and behavior section. In order to find out about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html or access the WormBook RSS feed.

This month, WormBook launched its Post-embryonic development section with “Gene expression changes associated with aging in C. elegans”. This is the first of many chapters related to the topics of aging and development that will be appearing in this section. Additionally, “The C. elegans pharynx: a model for organogenesis” has been added to the Developmental control section and “Acetylcholine” has just been published in the Neurobiology and behavior section.
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