Sep 7, 2023
The links between telomerase and aging
Posted by Lon Anderson in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Telomerase helps maintain telomere length in our cells, influences how our bodies age, and why we develop diseases like cancer. If cells had enough telomerase, telomeres might not shorten at all. But in most somatic cells, it’s present in very low amounts — only enough to slow the telomere shortening down.
This is part of a short series of videos where we explore telomeres, telomere length and telomerase, as well as the impacts they have on our health.