WormBook
Biology journal
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WormBook is an open access, comprehensive collection of original, peer-reviewed chapters covering topics related to the biology of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). WormBook also includes WormMethods, an up-to-date collection of methods and protocols for C. elegans researchers.[1][2][3][4]
 The online review of C. elegans biology | |
| Published | 2005 |
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WormBook is the online text companion to WormBase,[5] the C. elegans model organism database. Capitalizing on the World Wide Web, WormBook links in-text references (e.g. genes, alleles, proteins, literature citations) with primary biological databases such as WormBase and PubMed. C. elegans was the first multicellular organism to have its genome sequenced[6] and is a model organism for studying developmental genetics and neurobiology.
Contents
The content of WormBook is categorized into the sections listed below, each filled with a variety of relevant chapters. These sections include:
- Genetics and genomics[7]
- Molecular biology
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Signal transduction[8]
- Developmental biology
- Post-embryonic development
- Sex-determination systems[9]
- The germ line[10]
- Neurobiology and behavior
- Evolution and ecology[11]
- Disease models and drug discovery
- WormMethods
