Martin Chalfie (Columbia University) wins the 2008 Chemistry Nobel Prize for his work on GFP! Read the announcement and other details here. Post Views: 1,643
Author: Bhagwati Gupta
2008 September 21
The genome sequence of Pristionchus pacificus has been completed. It is roughly 70% larger than that of C. elegans and C. briggsae. Read the abstract here. Post Views: 1,580
2008 August 27
A genome-wide comparative study shows that two-thirds of all transcription factors in C. elegans, C. briggsae, and C. remanei are conserved. Read the paper here. Post Views: 1,704
2008 July 24
New research shows that C. briggsae and C. elegans may have separated less than 30 million years ago. (Read here). Post Views: 1,652
2008 January 22
A paper from Craig Hunter lab (published in PNAS) demonstrates that C. elegans sid-2 gene when expressed in C. briggsae confers environmental RNAi. (Read here). Post Views: 1,706