This is Health Matters, reporting on how cells age and how this impacts the health of elders. And, it turns out, the the health of the not-so- old as well. “Every strand of DNA, they found, has a cap on each end. Sort of like a shoelace. In the decades since, researchers have determined that these caps serve a protective function.”
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Script: 2017 05.23 H.M. Cellular Aging
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https://www.tasciences.com/telomeres-and-cellular-aging/
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