October 7, 2009, Featured Articles
Let’s Look at Your Telomeres
These loss-leaders at the ends of chromosomes, which help determine our longevity, were the basis for this week's Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Will homo sapiens discover a way to live significantly longer? Perhaps. Elizabeth H. Blackman, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak won the Nobel Prize in medicine this week for their work on telomeres, the tiny protective bumpers at each end of our chromosomes that wear away after our cells divide about 50 times.
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