秀丽隐杆线虫的特性使其成为了一种研究大量疾病及生物学过程的有效工具，可以研究的内容可包括帕金森病，早老性痴呆，以及衰老过程。

The properties of Caenorhabditis elegans make it useful for studying a wide variety of diseases and biological processes, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and ageing.

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秀丽隐杆线虫是蛔虫的学名，是一种只有1毫米长的透明小生物。

Caenorhabditis elegans, as the roundworm is properly known, is a tiny, transparent animal just a millimeter long.

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