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Definition of telomerase
: a DNA polymerase that is a ribonucleoprotein catalyzing the elongation of chromosomal telomeres in eukaryotic cell division and is particularly active in cancer cells
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Could the team activate telomerase to rejuvenate the epigenome?
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Bailey said more research is needed to learn if something about being in space actually builds up telomeres by activating the enzyme, called telomerase, that constructs them.
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First Known Use of telomerase
1988
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