Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5503639 | Mechanisms of Ageing and Development | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as a model organism for the study of aging for over 50 years. In this time, the canonical aging experiment-replicative lifespan analysis by manual microdissection-has remained essentially unchanged. Recently, microfluidic technologies have been developed that may be able to substitute for this time- and labor-intensive procedure. These technologies also allow cell physiology to be observed throughout the entire lifetime. Here, we review these devices, novel observations they have made possible, and some of the current system limitations.
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Authors
Kenneth L. Chen, Matthew M. Crane, Matt Kaeberlein,