These nematodes may be cannibals, but they look out for their family

Predatory worm depends on a small protein to identify its own kin

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Credits

editor/narrator
Meagan Cantwell

supervising producer
Sarah Crespi

citation
J. Lightfoot et al., Science 2019
DOI: 10.1126/science.aav9856

photos and video
Dan Bumbarger
James Lightfoot
Ralf Sommer

script by
Meagan Cantwell
Sarah Crespi
Catherine Matacic

music
"Helios"
Chris Burns/Science