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Published online 12 November 2009 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2009.1082
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Biologists turn against worm
Researchers seek out alternative model organisms to C. elegans.
The nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans has been one of the most important biological model systems for more than 30 years. But now growing numbers of researchers are abandoning the stalwart species to investigate closely related worms that offer better insights into the origins of complex biological traits.
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