As with many biologists , his creature of choice is a worm called caenorhabditis elegans .

在许多生物学家看来，他所选择的生物体是秀丽隐杆线虫。

Neuroendocrine signals modulate the innate immunity of caenorhabditis elegans through insulin signaling .

线虫的神经内分泌讯息藉由胰岛素讯息路径调节先天免疫系统。