October 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study discovered a novel mechanism by which germ stem cells exit their niche in C. elegans, involving thin membranous protrusions from adjacent somatic gonad cells.
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July 1996 in “Cell” This review discusses genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that may contribute to aging and presents models suggesting that chromosomal changes could play a key role in the aging process; it reports no new experimental findings.
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January 2022 in “BIO-PROTOCOL” This article provides a protocol for live imaging of C. elegans germline stem cells, highlighting their potential for studying mitosis and other cell processes, but does not report new experimental findings.
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July 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study suggests that BLMP-1 is important for timely molting and oscillatory gene expression in C. elegans, indicating a potentially conserved mechanism for rhythmic skin regeneration.
August 2011 in “BIO-PROTOCOL” This protocol paper details methods for live imaging and analysis of dividing germline stem cells in C. elegans and reports no new research findings.