Flag Quote by Elizabeth Blackburn

We and other groups are seeing clear statistical links between telomere shortness and risk for a variety of diseases that are becoming very common,…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

In humans, the thing is that as we mature, our telomeres slowly wear down. So the question has always been: 'Did that matter?' Well,…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

We think there are lifestyle factors that boost telomerase naturally.

— Elizabeth Blackburn

Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read - my own or other people's works - it all seems to me…

— Anton Chekhov

Everybody knows that I'm shorter, but it doesn't bother me at all.

— Dick Van Dyke

Having a serious ailment or serious disease, it hijacks your life. You're thinking about the next result, the next test.

— Eric Adams

The worst thing you can do after a test screening is slash it for the lowest common denominator.

— Edgar Wright

I'm too small and too short. I thought that was odd; that should be a non-issue to me.

— Holly Hunter

Nobody needs to worry whether or not I've been tested.

— Carly Fiorina

I'm not freakishly short. I had, on my show, used shortness as a joke subject; it didn't really bother me.

— Dick Cavett

I've always been curious and taken many risks, but that is quite atypical for a woman. On the other hand, I think that's the…

— Gillian Tans

[The tests agreed] that I was at higher risk than the average person for Type 2 diabetes, which is what my lab works on.…

— Francis Collins