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07.25.08

What Effect Do Telomeres Have on the Aging Process?

Telomeres sit on the ends of chromosomes to protect them from damage.

By Posted 09.27.2002 at 3:22 pm 0 Comments

What effect do telomeres have on the aging process?

Robert Stegall

Jacksonville, Fla.

Researchers have discovered what some consider to be a pathway toward halting the physical decline that occurs as we age. The tantalizing possibility involves telomeres, bits of buffer DNA that don't contain genes, and that play a role in the aging process.

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READ MORE ABOUT > cancer cells, early embryonic development, human cells, physical decline, sheila stewart

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