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Caenorhabditis elegans
Caenorhabditis elegans - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
For researchers that utilize C. elegans as a model organism, this Wikipedia article is a great tool. This article should be up to date and accurate as it is a quick and easy way to find good information about C. elegans. My preliminary impression of this article is that it contains a lot of good information, however, it is lacking about information pertaining to how to use the organisms experimentally.

Evaluate the article
This article provides a good overview of the model organism, however, it is lacking some key information.Lead section: Overall, great job.
 * Starts off with a good overview.
 * Contains brief bits of information about the coming sections in the article.
 * Written in a concise way.,

Content: Good, however, I would include a bit more information.


 * Anatomy- wouldn't change this section.
 * Reproduction- wouldn't change this section.
 * Development- wouldn't change this section.
 * Ecology- wouldn't change this section.
 * Research use- this is where I would make some changes to the article. Under "Notable Findings," the use of C. elegans for aging research seems to be undersold. While the Insulin like signaling/IGF-1 pathways are briefly mentioned, there is no mention of other major findings that essentially launched the field of aging. I might add Cynthia Kenyon's original publication from 1993 that discusses the daf-2 mutation. This foundational work is one of the experiments performed in C. elegans that launched the field of aging. I think I would also add a sentence about how easy genetic manipulation of the worms has lead to the fundamental understanding that aging is associated with a large genetic component.

Tone and Balance: Awesome-no problems

Sources and References: Everything appears substantiated and a quick look at the sources shows reputable information.

Organization and Writing Quality: Awesome

Images and Media: Great, loved the gif

Overall Impression: This was a very well done article, my only suggestion is that the impact of C. elegans on the field of aging be emphasized a little more.