The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has emerged as an important animal model in
various fields including neurobiology, developmental biology, and genetics. Characteristics …

Mitochondrial dysfunction is not only a hallmark of rare inherited mitochondrial disorders but
also implicated in age-related diseases, including those that affect the metabolic and …

Both micro-and macroalgae have long been used to augment plant productivity and food
production in various regions of the world through their beneficial effects when applied to …

Parasitic nematodes infect one quarter of the world's population and impact all humans
through widespread infection of crops and livestock. Resistance to current anthelmintics has …

Current high‐throughput screening methods for drug discovery rely on the existence of
targets. Moreover, most of the hits generated during screenings turn out to be invalid after …

There is a well-defined regulatory framework governing the approval of chemicals for use as
pharmaceuticals or release into the environment. Toxicity assessment is thus a major hurdle …

Background Infection with parasitic nematodes (helminths), particularly those of the order
Strongylida (such as Haemonchus contortus), can cause significant and burdensome …

Parasitic nematodes are a major threat to global food security, particularly as the world
amasses 10 billion people amid limited arable land,,–. Most traditional nematicides have …

The resistance of Caenorhabditis elegans to pharmacological perturbation limits its use as a
screening tool for novel small bioactive molecules. One strategy to improve the hit rate of …

The concept of biostimulant has gained an increasing interest in plant science. Biostimulants
are not providing nutrients as their primary function, as opposed to fertilizers, and they do not …