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Scientist (blog)
Sun, 05 May 2013 10:00:50 -0700
As telomeres shorten with age, genes as far as 1,000 kilobases away could be affected, including one responsible for an inherited muscle disease. By Ed Yong | May 5, 2013. Comments. WIKIPEDIA, NASADUX4, a gene responsible for the genetic disease ...
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Doctor Tipster
Sun, 12 May 2013 06:45:07 -0700
A recent study that was published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals that the shortening of the telomeres (a process that is linked to the aging process of the organism) is associated with an increased gene expression ...
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Deccan Chronicle
Thu, 23 May 2013 21:25:30 -0700
Recently, telomeres have gained attention because they serve as "caps" to chromosomes. As such, they mark the ends of genetic material and ensure that genes do not degrade as cells divide. Starting with the first replication of DNA and division of a ...
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mydigitalfc.com
Mon, 06 May 2013 10:53:38 -0700
Atelomere is a region of repetitive DNA at the end of a chromosome. Telomeres protect a cell's chromosomes from fusing with each other or rearranging. Cells are normally destroyed when their telomeres are consumed. Telomere prevents chromosome ends ...
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Huffington Post
Fri, 10 May 2013 12:05:11 -0700
These signals influence the length of your telomeres at the end of your chromosomes. Telomeres are the caps of your DNA and are exquisitely sensitive to stress. Think of them as like the tips of a shoelace. As the lace ages, it becomes frayed, damaged ...
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News-Medical.net
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:10:29 -0700
Telomeres are made of repetitive DNA sequences that protect the ends of human chromosomes. At birth, telomeres are long. As time goes on, telomeres begin to shorten and fray like the ends of an old shoelace. When telomeres become too short, cells can ...
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Medical Xpress
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:24 -0700
Recently, telomeres have gained attention because they serve as "caps" to chromosomes. As such, they mark the ends of genetic material and ensure that genes do not degrade as cells divide. Starting with the first replication of DNA and division of a ...
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Counsel & Heal
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:17:38 -0700
Researchers explain that telomerase is an enzyme that lengthens protective end caps on the chromosomes' DNA called telomeres. Telomeres shorten as people age, and previous studies have linked shortened telomeres with earlier death and with chronic ...
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