Transcriptome resilience predicts thermotolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans

Abstract Background The detrimental effects of a short bout of stress can persist and potentially turn lethal, long after the return to normal conditions. Thermotolerance, which is the capacity of an organism to withstand relatively extreme temperatures, is influenced by the response during stress e...

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Main Authors: Katharina Jovic, Jacopo Grilli, Mark G. Sterken, Basten L. Snoek, Joost A. G. Riksen, Stefano Allesina, Jan E. Kammenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-019-0725-6