Illustration for an article about a special trick from tumor cells:
The DNA of every cell in the body has a region of repetitive nucleotides at the ends of linear chromosomes – so called telomeres. With each cell division, the telomeres become shorter. If they are too short, the cell can no longer divide and in most cases dies.
Tumor cells have a special trick to elongate their telomeres so they don't die.
The article was published in the German life science magazine Laborjournal.
The article was published in the German life science magazine Laborjournal.
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