A Little Leaven Leaveneth the Whole Lump: Using S. cerevisiae To Investigate Life in a Biology Classroom.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides an excellent tool for students to enter into inquiry-based science. This very simple organism is used to demonstrate that the principles governing life apply to all organisms. Students learn to design experiments using trypan blue and heat, build upon their findings with new experiments, and refine and repeat experiments. (PVD)