Worms from Hell

Model Organism: Worms Scientific Discussion
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I know this is probably inappropriate to place on the worm forum, but I thought this article about the subterranean nematodes Halicephalobus mephisto was just super cool:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/discovery-of-worms-from-hell-deep-beneath-earths-surface-raises-new-questions/2011/05/31/AGnzJTGH_story.html

April

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that is the nature article about it: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v474/n7349/full/nature09974.html

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Funny…cause there are also worms in space!

The Effectiveness of RNAi in Caenorhabditis elegans Is Maintained during Spaceflight

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0020459?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+plosone%2FPLoSONE+(PLoS+ONE+Alerts%3A+New+Articles)&utm_content=Google+Reader