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In light of #WorldCancerDay, we want to highlight Dr. Carol Greider who made a discovery that would change our understanding of aging and cancer. She identified the enzyme telomerase, which plays a critical role in senescence and cancer cell survival.

#CancerResearch #Telomerase #NobelPrize
From novel discovery to anti-aging therapy | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Major scientific breakthroughs are often dismissed as “novel” discoveries. This is especially true in fundamental biology. It’s hard to fathom the importance of something if its real-world application...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Jonas Brothers covering Dreams is very offensive!!! Rip Dolores
January 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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waiting for the Amtrak and I can’t wait to sit in the window seat, queue the same 5 moody/hopeful songs on repeat over and over again and stare at the trees like a true supporting character with a short yet poignant arc
November 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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Cool science about the unexpected world of lichens. My inner meiosis nerd loves this story. 🧪

phys.org/news/2024-11...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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the two major categories of quote posts i've gotten in the last two weeks have been:
- this is the old weird twitter i missed, lol!
- this is what we were trying to escape. let's not do this again, people
November 21, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM