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: 1,624
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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: 1,757
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: 1,697
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: 1,747
2007 August 2
August 2, 2007Ray Miller (WashU) is offering a free service to map your favorite C. briggsae mutants! The deadline is Friday August 17. Read the announcement here. July 31, 2007The 2008 ‘Development and Evolution’ topic meeting will be held in…