Telomeres naturally shorten each time DNA is copied in preparation for cell division

13-Nov-2015

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Shortened telomeres have been implicated in aging and disease.

Telomerase not the full picture.

ATM kinase needed to lengthen telomeres. Also involved in DNA repair.

The study was published in the Cell Reports journal.

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