Nematodes, especially Caenorhabditis elegans have been used as a model for research in molecular biology since the 1960s. This is a much-needed update on research on fundamental processes in areas such as genetics, developmental biology, nutrition, toxicology, ecology, pharmacology and medicine.

Contributions by: Sigal Braun Miyara, Fernando Calahorro, Raquel Campos Herrera, Ioannis Eleftherianos, James Dillon, Katarzyna Dudkiewicz, Birgit Gansfort, Heidi Goodrich-Blair, Alex S. Grossman, Selcuk Hazir, Jennifer K. Heppert, Ivan Hiltpold, Lindy Holden-Dye, Sebastian Höss, Anil Kumar, Emilie Lefoulon, Edwin Lewis, James W. Lightfoot, Terra J. Mauer, Vincent O’Connor, Ratnasri Pothula, Elizabeth M. Ransone, Sara Sánchez Moreno, Glen Stevens, Ralf J. Sommer, S. Patricia Stock, Ghada Tafesh-Edwards, Heidi A. Tissenbaum, Walter Traunspurger, Robert J Walker, Dayong Wang