How Worms Protect Their Chromosomes: Thereby Hangs A Surprising ...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Mon, 03/10/2008 - 16:00

Scientists have discovered that the roundworm C. elegans constructs the protective tips of its chromosomes -- known as telomeres -- with a little more panache than do mammals, a finding that could deepen our understanding of the interrelationship of aging and cancer.

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