Nematodes as Model Organisms (eBook)

Itamar Glazer, David I Shapiro-llan, Paul W. Sternberg (Herausgeber)

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2022
376 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78924-881-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Nematodes, especially Caenorhabditis elegans have been used as a model for research in molecular biology since the 1960s. This is a much-needed update on research on fundamental processes in areas such as genetics, developmental biology, nutrition, toxicology, ecology, pharmacology and medicine.

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Nematodes are small multicellular organisms that have been used as biological models since the 1960s. For example, Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode worm, about 1mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. It is made up of about 1000 cells, and has a short life cycle of only two weeks. It was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome sequenced. The book summarizes the importance of nematodes as model organisms in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, nutrition, ecology and parasitology. Of interest to a broad audience across a wide spectrum of disciplines, this book is useful for biologists working on comparative studies to investigate biological processes across organisms; medical scientists and pharmacologists for exploration of drugs and medicine (including the use of genome editing to eliminate diseases); ecologists considering nematodes as indicators for environment changes; and parasitologists for host-parasite interactions. Many other researchers can use this book as a benchmark for the broad implications of nematology research on other aspects of science.

Autor

Itamar Glazer (Edited By) Itamar Glazer is Researcher at the Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center, Israel.David I Shapiro-llan (Edited By) David Shapiro-Ilan is a Supervisory Research Entomologist at USDA-ARS, Georgia, USA. Dr. Shapiro-Ilan's research focuses on invertebrate pathology/microbial control. Areas of interest emphasize the study of entomopathogenic nematodes and include biological control applications, production and formulation technology, and studies on nematode behavior (especially foraging dynamics). Dr. Shapiro-Ilan has published 180 peer-reviewed journal articles plus 24 book chapters and > 40 trade journal/extension articles; he has co-edited 3 books and is inventor on 7 patents. Selected awards include Fellow of the Society of Nematologists, EEO/Civil Rights, Excellence in IPM (SEB-ESA, 2012), and > $7 million as PI/co-PI on competitive grants. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Nematology, and Editor for the Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.Paul W. Sternberg (Edited By) Paul Sternberg is Professor of Biology at Caltech, USA.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.6.2022
• Co-Autor: Fernando Calahorro, Jennifer K. Heppert, Ivan Hiltpold, Lindy Holden-Dye, Sebastian Hoss, Anil Kumar, Emilie Lefoulon, Edwin E. Lewis, James W. Lightfoot, Terra J. Mauer, Sigal Braun Miyara, Raquel Campos-Herrera, Sara Sanchez Moreno, Vincent O'Connor, Ratnasri Pothula, Elizabeth M. Ransone, Ralf J. Sommer, Glen Stevens, S. Patricia Stock, Ghada Tafesh-Edwards, Heidi A. Tissenbaum, Walter Traunspurger, James Dillon, Robert J Walker, Dayong Wang, Katarzyna Dudkiewicz, Ioannis Eleftherianos, Birgit Gansfort, Heidi Goodrich-Blair, Alex S. Grossman, Selcuk Hazir
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Schlagworte: Caenorhabditis elegans • C. elegans • model organism • nematode aging • nematode environmental indicator • nematode genetics research • nematodes as biological models
• ISBN-10: 1-78924-881-7 / 1789248817
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78924-881-4 / 9781789248814