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| There are more
than 15,000 species of known nematodes, many many more that are
unclassified. Thousands can be find in any handful of soil, sometimes
in your local drinking fountain. An individual may contain up to 27
million eggs, and "lay" 200,000 in a day. Nematodes cause
so many interesting diseases, ranging from pinworms to
elephantaisis in humans, and root-knot and ear cockle in crops.
Clearly, there is a lot of integrative biology to learn from them...
much more than their "model" system status implies!
One recent article addressed the ecology of C. elegans, concluding: "Although [C. elegans] has traditionally been considered a soil nematode, we could not find it in soil but frequently recovered it from snails." |
Quote of the day -"You have made your way from worm to man, and much within you is still worm." Nietsche |
Nematodes in the NewsUIUC researchers have been studying nematode-caused diseases in one of the world's more endangered monkeys in Uganda. Read more ... |
Hypersea, and the nematode in you"The land ecosystem, in spite of its relative youth, outstrips the marine ecosystem in terms of greater primary productivity and species diversity per unit area. This occurs because land eukaryotes actively direct the flow of nutrient-rich fluids. The body fluids of land eukaryotes have had a significant evolutionary and geochemical impact, and we here refer to these fluids, and the organisms through which they flow, as ‘Hypersea’." |
Don't forget the Songs!Wherever scientists do field work or peer down a microscope, thoughts may drift. The world of the nematologist is no different. Check out the Nematode Song Book... |
Jobs, Internships & ScholarshipsCheck here for links to sites, announcements, deadlines and how-to-apply's. Check here for the upcoming Environmental Minor deadline! |
AnnouncementsThe invitation is still open - if you have something to publicize, just let your webmaster know about it in advance. |
Public lecture - Conservation Biology and Policy"Globalization, ForestTrends and Received Ideas: Rethinking Development and Conservation in the 21st Century," Tuesday, September 12, 4pm, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. |