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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: University of Utah - Learn.Genetics - Are Telomeres the Key to Aging and Cancer. | May 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Becker - Telomere biology disorders: Time for moving towards the clinic? (PDF). | Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Telomere length homeostasis (PDF). | Jan 30, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Human telomere length is chromosome endspecific and conserved across individuals. | Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CellPress - Cell - Telomeres: history, health, and hallmarks of aging. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC Genomics - Single-molecule analysis of subtelomeres and telomeres in Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) cells. | Jun 30, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Telomeres: Structure of a chromosomes aglet (PDF). | May 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Biological Sciences - Telomere length is inherited with resetting of the telomere set-point. | Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Telomere Length as a Marker of Biological Age: State-of-the-Art, Open Issues, and Future Perspectives. | Jun 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Utah - Learn.Genetics - Are Telomeres the Key to Aging and Cancer. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Telomeric DNA sequences in beetle taxa vary with species richness. | Jan 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Telomeres: The key to staying young and disease-free? | Dec 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Telomere. | Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center For Biotechnology Information - Biochemistry, Telomere And Telomerase. | Oct 07, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | May 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Telomere. | Jul 07, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Telomere. | Jul 07, 2011 | ||
| Added information on genetic variations that contribute to an increased rate of biological aging in humans. | Feb 08, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 07, 2009 |
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