Investigating the role of pal-1, the C. elegans caudal homologue, in the development of the stem-like seam cells

<p>An organism’s epithelium provides essential protection against mechanical stress and pathogenic infection, as well as specialised secretory and sensory functions. Intriguingly, at the end of the first larval moult in <em>C. elegans</em>, epidermal P cells, which until now have c...