GOOD TIMES, BAD TIMES: WORMS EQUIP THEIR OFFSPRING FOR THE FUTURE
Parents prepare their children for the future. For many animals, the survival of their progeny depends on their parents’ care, and this can affect whether the species survives. Prof. Susan Mango’s team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel reports in the current issue of “Science Advances”, how nematodes experience their environment and respond by preparing their offspring to face good times as well as bad.