Rapidly advancing technology for genomic studies is improving resources

The study of genomics, eukaryotic biology, and evolution have all been changing and advancing as a result of genome references from model organisms such as fruit flies, yeast, and worms. A near-complete reference genome for any such model organism can answer a number of important scientific questions. Transparent nematodes known as Caenorhabditis elegans have been very widely studied due to the fact they provide a simple invertebrate animal model and have a short generation time. Despite being one of the first multicellular organisms sequenced, there are …