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It has the advantage of being a multicellular eukaryotic organism which is simple enough to be studied in great detail. The developmental fate of all of its 959 somatic cells has been mapped out, which are left from the original 1090 cells, after 131 die of apoptosis. In addition, C. elegans is one of the simplest organisms with a nervous system.
This organism got into the news when it was discovered that specimens had survived the Columbia space shuttle's disintegration (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2992123.stm).
This organism is the subject of a proposal which involves cataloguing its glycome.
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