C. elegans

A nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans) that lives in soil, feeds on bacteria, and reaches lengths of about 1 mm (0.04 inch). It was the first animal whose genome was completely sequenced, and is widely used as a “model organism” by researchers in genetics and developmental biology because it has a small genome and transparent skin.

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For the living system, they used the nematode C. elegans as a model organism.

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The nematode C. elegans served as a model organism.

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Collaborators at Utrecht University used the tool in the worm C. elegans, a widely used model organism.

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Publishing in Cell Chemical Biology, Buck Institute scientists, working in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and aging, and in the nematode C. elegans, reveal the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate interacts directly with misfolded proteins, altering their solubility and structure so they can be cleared from the brain through the process of autophagy.

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Both conducted their research on the nematode worm - C. elegans.