Telomerase
Telomerase: also called terminal transferase, is a ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres. A telomere is a region of repetitive sequences at each end of eukaryotic chromosomes in most eukaryotes.
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NOV 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 16, 2019Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telomerase has another role....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2019Immunology
SEP 15, 2019New research shows a transcriptase that helps time cell death varies in expression, and is unusually localized, in cancer cells. The transcriptase, T...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaAUG 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
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NOV 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 16, 2019
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telomerase has another role....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2019
Immunology
SEP 15, 2019
New research shows a transcriptase that helps time cell death varies in expression, and is unusually localized, in cancer cells. The transcriptase, T...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 21, 2019
Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Videos
AUG 27, 2018
Why do turtles live so long? Apparently, it may have something to do with a slow metabolism which means that turtles need fewer calories than other animals...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JUL 30, 2018
Cancer
JUL 30, 2018
Researchers have found key markers in identifying the progression of melanoma by stages....
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
MAY 01, 2018
Telomeres are shortened with each cell division except when telomerase is present; cancer cells restore telomerase activity to keep their telomeres from shortening and the cell from dying....
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Mauri Brueggeman
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 02, 2018
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management...
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Courtney Schaal
NOV 16, 2017
Cancer
NOV 16, 2017
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the notoriously lethal brain cancer kn...
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Xuan Pham
JUL 31, 2017
Cardiology
JUL 31, 2017
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P. Cooke, MD, PhD, from the Houston M...
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Kara Marker
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NOV 14, 2018
NOV 14, 2018Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...
NOV 14, 2018
NOV 14, 2018
Register for free to attend the 6th annual Gibco™ 24 Hours of Stem Cells™ virtual event, the largest global virtual stem cell event taking place around the world on November 15, 2...