• Question: What have you recently found out about the worms you are studying?

    Asked by 686rhed42 to Rachel, Eva on 16 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Rachel McMullan

      Rachel McMullan answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hi
      Our most recent work has been looking at one of the chemicals that’s important for making sure all the parts of your body respond to darkness in a coordinated way. We’ve found that this chemical is important for controlling how worms respond to infections. It’s possible that the same thing happens in humans and it might explain why people get ill more often in the winter when it’s darker.

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