In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers discovered a family with a germline-encoded telomere template sequence mutation (TTAGGT) in telomerase, which results in a ...

Telo-seq -- a new tool -- is bringing telomere science into its modern era. Scientists can finally explore questions about the role of telomeres in aging and cancer that were not accessible with ...

There’s a new argument against “junk DNA.” In this microscope image, the ends of chromosomes are protected by specific DNA sequences called telomeres, visualized here in red. Credit: National ...

Telomeres are repetitive sequences of DNA that can be found at the ends of chromosomes, where they form a kind of protective cap. Telomeres get shorter every time a cell divides, and they are thought ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have found that specific variations in three genes related to maintaining the length of telomeres — the protective DNA endcaps on chromosomes — may explain ...

In humans, telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes made up of tandem 5′TTAGGG3′ DNA repeats and associated proteins located at the ends of all 46 chromosomes. Telomere (TTAGGG)n tract loss beyond a ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that your mom and dad’s DNA don’t just pass on telomere length, they actively reshape it in the first days of life, influencing how we age and our risk of ...

University of North Carolina (UNC) researchers Taghreed Al-Turki, PhD, and Jack Griffith, PhD, have made the discovery that the telomeres on the ends of chromosomes contain genetic information that ...

Scientists have long tried to unlock the secrets to helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs because of the gradual shortening of protective caps called telomeres at the ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy. Using yeast, the researchers ...