telomere
noun
telo·mere
ˈte-lə-ˌmir 
ˈtē-
ˈtē-
: the natural end of a eukaryotic chromosome composed of a usually repetitive DNA sequence and serving to stabilize the chromosome
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Stress-relieving travel can also slow the shortening of telomeres, one of the indicators of biological age.
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Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 29 May 2026
To further show that these tissues likely live forever, researchers will have to investigate whether their telomeres—DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that shorten with age—stay the same length after many rounds of cell division.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
From this information, scientists developed what is being called the TLPath model based on the hypothesis that modifications in the shape and structure of cells and tissues could be used to predict the length of telomeres.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Senolytic this, Hayflick limit that, telomeres and in vivo trials with mus muculus mice.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 29 May 2026
To further show that these tissues likely live forever, researchers will have to investigate whether their telomeres—DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes that shorten with age—stay the same length after many rounds of cell division.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 27 May 2026
From this information, scientists developed what is being called the TLPath model based on the hypothesis that modifications in the shape and structure of cells and tissues could be used to predict the length of telomeres.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Senolytic this, Hayflick limit that, telomeres and in vivo trials with mus muculus mice.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
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telomere
noun
telo·mere
ˈtel-ə-ˌmi(ə)r
ˈtēl-
ˈtēl-
: the natural end of a eukaryotic chromosome composed of a usually repetitive DNA sequence and serving to stabilize the chromosome
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