Telomere Articles
DNA and Cancer: Understanding The Relationship
The term cancer actually describes over 200 types of illnesses, all with similar characteristics. Every portion of our body is comprised of cells and every cell is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes. Those...
Human Immortality: A Scientific Reality?
If youre alive in 20 years, you may be able to live forever. From the moment of birth, we begin the battle against death -- against the inevitable. Statistics say that a newborn child can expect to live...
Telomerase The Secret to Immortality
Evidence is mounting that the enzyme telomerase, discovered in 1986, will be the target to cure many of the diseases of old age. Telomerase heals the shortened tips of DNA and helps old cells to act young...
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