A genus of small free-living nematodes. Two species, CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS and C. briggsae are much used in studies of genetics, development, aging, muscle chemistry, and neuroanatomy
Caenorhabditis elegans -- drug effects : Biopesticides : state of the art and future opportunities / Aaron D. Gross, editor, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Joel R. Coats, editor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, Stephen O. Duke, editor, Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University, Mississippi, James N. Seiber, editor, University of California, Davis, California ; sponsored by the ACS Division of Agrochemicals
A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The common name of "Bird-Of-Paradise" is also used for other plants such as Heliconia (HELICONIACEAE) and Strelitzia (STRELITZIACEAE) and some birds. The common name of "Cat's-Claw" is more often used with UNCARIA. The common name of "Pernambuco" also refers to a state in Brazil. Furanoditerpenoid lactones and caesalpin are produced by members of this genus