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To: HerbVic who wrote (2498)	10/7/2001 5:43:53 PM
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More from Scientific American. This time on Telomeres. - HerbVic Shortest Telomeres in Cells May Control Their Fate For some time, researchers have investigated the role that telomeres—coverings on the tips of chromosomes—play in moderating cell growth, mutation and death. In doing so, they have generally measured the average lengths of these chromosomal caps, which are shortened each time the cell divides. But in a study published in today’s issue of the journal Cell, Carol Greider and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report that it is actually the single shortest telomere in a cell that controls its fate. sciam.com

To: HerbVic who wrote (2498)	10/7/2001 5:45:15 PM
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More from Scientific American. This time on Telomeres. Shortest Telomeres in Cells May Control Their Fate For some time, researchers have investigated the role that telomeres—coverings on the tips of chromosomes—play in moderating cell growth, mutation and death. In doing so, they have generally measured the average lengths of these chromosomal caps, which are shortened each time the cell divides. But in a study published in today’s issue of the journal Cell, Carol Greider and colleagues at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report that it is actually the single shortest telomere in a cell that controls its fate. sciam.com