How does a worm build a throat? Tackling the 'organ formation puzzle'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention worms to most people, and they probably think of fishing, gardening, or trips to the vet. Mention them to Susan E. Mango, and she begins telling you how `absolutely beautiful` they are, how she marvels at their development from single cells into the six chromosome, 20,000 gene organisms upon which she has built a career that in just the past years included a MacArthur `genius` award and an appointment as a Harvard professor of molecular and cellular biology.

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