Telomeres are such an important discovery and a key to our aging. The DNA molecule is packaged into In the nucleus of each cell, and is found in thread-like structures called chromosomes. Protecting each of your chromosomes at the end is a structure ca...
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Telomeres were first recognized in the late 1930s as important structures on chromosome ends. In the 1970s the sequence of these structures was identified in the ciliated protozoa Tetrahymena by Elizabeth Blackburn. In the ...
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Studies show that telomere length correlates with cellular aging. Scientists have observed that when telomeres are shorter, disease and death are near. I highly recommend this test! Please leave a comment below this video and we will be sure to respond...