Keeping Cells Youthful: How Telomere-building Proteins Get Drawn Into The Fold
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 07:35
in Biology & Nature
It may take just one or two proteins to polish off a simple cellular task, but life-or-death matters, such as caring for the ends of chromosomes known as telomeres, require interacting crews of proteins, all with a common goal but each with a specialized task.
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