How do eye cells know how to be eye cells? How do muscle cells know how to act like muscles? That is, why do our cells contain the same DNA but look and behave differently? The answer may lie in gene expression. U-M researchers decode DNA expression patterns in nematode worms to teach us about human gene expression. Could studying nematodes unlock the secret to a longer human lifespan?

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