Modelling Neurodegeneration in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: Why Cook with Baker's Yeast?

In ageing populations, neurodegenerative diseases increase in prevalence, exacting an enormous toll on individuals and their communities. Multiple complementary experimental approaches are needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these complex diseases and to develop novel therapeutics. Here, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Khurana, Vikram, Lindquist, Susan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69914
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1307-882X