Researchers find that while bats in the Myotis genus don’t produce telomerase, the enzyme that lengthens telomeres, they possess 21 telomere maintenance–related genes.

An accumulation of stressful events in childhood is associated with shorter telomeres as a person ages, researchers report. 

Endurance exercise and metabolism are linked to transcriptional activation of human telomeres, researchers propose.

Researchers identify a novel protein that helps maintain the length of chromosome-capping telomeres. 

Reduction in telomere length is associated with stress early on in life and may have a genetic component, researchers find.

Former biotech executive files lawsuit accusing the company of engaging in deceptive business practices.

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