Associate Professor Steven Zuryn and Dr Michael Dai at the Queensland Brain Institute have discovered that a protein called ATSF-1 controls a fine balance between the creation of new mitochondria and the repair of damaged mitochondria.
A ‘’perfect storm’’ of genetic mutations, toxic proteins and a defect in natural cell recycling could lead to treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
We talk to Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr Steven Zuryn about the importance of fundamental science – what it is and why it is critical for generating discoveries that may have huge impacts to your health.
What is basic science? Dr Steven Zuryn explains the slow burn of basic science and how it is the building block for many of our current scientific endeavours and has the ability to affect generations to come.
