C. elegans provide milk for their young
Carina C. Kern, StJohn Townsend, Antoine Salzmann, Nigel B. Rendell, Graham W. Taylor, Ruxandra-Maria Comisel, Lazaros C. Foukas, Jürg Bähler, David Gems
This study shows that C. elegans mothers transfer yolk to offspring via lactation, a process promoted by insulin/IGF-1 signalling, leading to reproductive death.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2020 · PreprintGenetics