(Inside Science) We'd probably all be supermodels if stress could make us more attractive. But for a type of worm called nematodes, stress actually can influence whether they're hot or not. According to a new study, nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans) grown under environmental stress will amp up their offspring's sex appeal over several generations.
(Inside Science) We'd probably all be supermodels if stress could make us more attractive. But for a type of worm called nematodes, stress actually can influence whether they're hot or not. According to a new study, nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans) grown under environmental stress will amp up their offspring's sex appeal over several generations.
Researchers have determined how sexual attractiveness is passed on, and that it occurs not through modification of the worm’s DNA, but instead through the transfer of small RNAs.