The worm's turn

Germline Regeneration: The Worms' Turn

Asexual reproduction in the annelid Enchytraeus japonensis entails the regeneration of primordial germ cells from body parts that lack gonads. New primordial germ cells arise from piwi-expressing germline stem cells that are distinct from somatic stem cells.

Evolution: A Turn Up for the Worms

Extensive sequencing of transcriptomes reveals the evolutionary relationships among the major flatworm lineages, suggesting new roots and conflicting routes to parasitism.

To the Framingham data, turn, turn, turn.

Worms

Sir.?I slit. 11 deem it a great, favour if yon will kindly allow me a little space in your well-known journal for the following few lines with a view to draw the attention of your numerous readers to the subject. During the last two years of a practice attending over 20 years I have come across a series of cases suffering from a peculiar kind of worm which fly within a few seconds of their expu...

Worms, Nematoda