Scientists increase worm’s lifespan by 500%
It's equivalent to extending human lifespan to 500 years.
Tag: worm
Fossil Friday: ancient predatory worm leaves behind no trace, except its burrows
Who says you need to do great things to be remembered?
Researchers finally figure out the protein that senses cold temperatures
Nobody likes feeling cold.
Newly-discovered fossil worm shows early animals were more complex than we thought
The worm grew to less than 3 centimeters (1 inch) at its widest, but up to 27 centimeters (nearly a ...
Roundworms brought back to life after spending 42,000 years iced in permafrost
There are two ways to look at this: one is upbeat and optimistic, but the other is much darker.
France is being invaded by giant, predatory worms
They're big, they're slimy, and they're invasive.
New treatment effectively kills whipworm — a roundworm which infects 1 billion people
A new treatment from the University of Manchester brings hope for hundreds of millions of people.
Worm Meatball and Cricket Falafel — Researchers develop tasty food from yucky critters
OK, just put some extra garlic on it.
Why worms can actually taste sunshine
A photoreceptor related to odor proteins was found inside the worms -- it could lead to a new generation of ...
Silkworms spin super silk after eating carbon nanotubes and graphene
Worms + graphene = great silk.
Garlic might help millions suffering from a nasty parasitic worm infection
Schistosoma mansoni might not as famous as other nasty parasitic worms like flatworms or roundworms, but outside the U.S. this ...
50 Million Year Old Sperm Found by Accident in Antarctica
Scientists have stumbled on some incredibly old sperm in the wall of a fossilized cocoon in Antarctica. The remains of ...
The tooth-lined ‘penis worm’ now gets a dentist’s handbook
One of the perks of being a writer for ZME Science is that I frequently get to feature some really ...
Fighting intestinal worm infections with its own genes
Parasitic hookworms infect half a billion people worldwide, causing severe health problems like gastrointestinal issues, cognitive impairment and stunted growth ...
Worm ‘brain’ controls LEGO robot – what this means for the human brain
One of the most interesting projects in science today are the BRAIN Initiative in the US and the Human Brain ...
Mutant worm that doesn’t get drunk could help end alcoholism
Scientists have grown mutated worms that don't get drunk. mage courtesy of Jon Pierce-Shimomura of The University of Texas at ...
Meet the Yoda worm – a creature living deep, deep in the ocean
A curious specimen which bares a resemblance to the iconic Jedi master Yoda, due to its large lips on either side ...
Worms show that Mars colonization is possible
There are numerous challenges that come with outer Earth colonization of distant planets like Mars, or our neighboring moon, and one of ...