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“No one ever said, 'Be a doctor.' But because so many members of my extended family - aunts, uncles - were doctors, there was this expectation that I'd probably be a physician.” quote by Elizabeth Blackburn — Download Open image

“No one ever said, 'Be a doctor.' But because so many members of my extended family - aunts, uncles - were doctors, there was this expectation that I'd probably be a physician.”

Elizabeth Blackburn

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Perhaps arising from a fascination with animals, biology seemed the most interesting of sciences to me as a child.

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Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it.

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Generally, we try to have a situation where the person is healthy, so you're not confounded by disease. So, that means that healthy individuals…

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Researchers have found that the brain definitely sends nerves directly to organs of the immune system and not just to the heart and the…

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Checking your telomere length is a bit like weighing yourself: you get this single number which depends on a lot of factors. Telomere length…

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“Remember, as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Don’t be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you…

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If a test showed you had telomere shortening, it would be a red flag suggesting you should take a look at possible risk factors.

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Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes in cells. Chromosomes carry the genetic information. Telomeres are buffers. They are like the…

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I was using very unconventional methods to sequence the telemetric DNA, originally.

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One characteristic aspect of ageing is the increased susceptibility to disease, particularly age-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

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I'm pretty good about getting some exercise every day - well, most days. The secret for me was to put the elliptical in front…

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Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated telomere shortening.

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