Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics Center

The Caenorhabditis elegans Genetics Center is a research facility focused on the tiny roundworm, C. elegans, which is widely used in genetics and developmental biology studies. This center provides researchers with strains of these worms that have specific genetic traits, facilitating experiments on gene function, development, and behavior. Because C. elegans has a simple body plan and is easy to manipulate, it serves as an important model organism in scientific research, helping to uncover fundamental biological processes that can be relevant to human health and disease.