Life Quote by Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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…

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

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

— Elizabeth Blackburn

This enzyme, called telomerase, slows the rate at which telomeres degrade, and research indicates that healthy people with longer telomeres have less risk of…

— Elizabeth Blackburn