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December 4, 1995 8:00 AM UTC

Geron scientists reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that telomere length is a potential marker of replicative aging in human vascular cells implicated in atherosclerosis.

Telomeres are repeated DNA sequences found at the end of chromosomes that shorten each time a cell divides, ultimately leading to cell senescence. ...