Telomeres (IMAGE)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Telomeres

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Telomeres, stained in purple, are caps which protect our chromosomes from damage. They get shorter with aging and are enlarged with young CDCs in the study.

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Cedars-Sinai

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