WormBook 3788537 147021389 2007-07-25T16:35:57Z SmackBot 433328 Date/fix the maintenance tags or gen fixes [[Image:WormBook 1.png|thumb|[http://www.wormbook.org www.WormBook.org]] {{Cleanup|date=July 2007}} {{Merge|Wormbase|date=July 2007}} '''WormBook''' is an open access, comprehensive collection of original, [[peer-review]]ed chapters covering topics related to the [[Portal:Biology|biology]] of ''[[Caenorhabditis elegans]]'' (''C. elegans''). WormBook also includes WormMethods, an up-to-date collection of methods and protocols for ''C. elegans'' researchers. WormBook is the online text companion to [[Wormbase]], the ''C. elegans'' [[model organism]] [[database]]. Capitalizing on the World Wide Web, WormBook links in-text references (e.g. [[gene]]s, alleles, [[protein]]s, literature citations) with primary biological databases such as WormBase and [[PubMed]]. C. elegans was the first [[multi-cellular]] organism to have its [[genome]] sequenced. It is a model organism for studying developmental genetics and neurobiology. ==Contents== The content of WormBook is categorized into the sections listed below, each filled with a variety of relevant chapters. These sections include: *Genetics and genomics *Molecular biology *Biochemistry *Cell biology *Signal transduction *Developmental control *Post-embryonic development *Sex determination *The germ line *Neurobiology and behavior *Evolution and ecology *Disease models and drug discovery *WormMethods ==External links== * [http://www.wormbook.org/ The WormBook website] * [http://www.wormbase.org/ WormBase], the database companion to WormBook * [http://www.wormbase.org/forums/index.php?board=31.0/ The WormBook Discussion Forum] [[Category:Bioinformatics]] [[Category:Biology books]] [[Category:Cell biology]] [[Category:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology articles]] [[Category:Caenorhabditis elegans]] [[Category:Proteins]] [[Category:Developmental biology]] [[Category:Information science]]