telomeres

A breakthrough in the treatment of telomere diseases
In cell cultures analyzed in the current study, hrsACE2 inhibited the coronavirus load by a
New detailing of the structure of telomerase paves way for new drugs for aging and cancer

More than 30 years ago, when UC Berkeley researchers discovered telomerase — an enzyme that

Contrarian finding: Telomere length increases with age in long-lived species

The shortening of telomeres in cells was thought to be an important biomarker for lifespan