that's awesome!!! That is part of why Cancer Cells live infinitely. Their telomeres never get shorter..... soooooooo The scientists will have to find a fine balance between increasing longevity and inducing cancer...actually I don't know if extra amounts of telemorase would create cancer but if you have a cell that will never die...the DNA has much more time to mutate.
Interesting. I've always been fascinated with genetics and cell and molecular biology. My degree is in just straight biology but I've had trouble deciding which direction to go with my masters - either a cell & molecular biology type masters or wildlife management.
Thank you for posting this!!
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11-29-2010, 08:23 PM
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