Half a century ago, scientists Jim Watson and Alexey Olovnikov independently realized that there was a problem with how our DNA gets copied. A quirk of linear DNA replication dictated that telomeres ...

As DNA strands ravel and unravel in an intricate dance, one notable event takes center stage: replication. This process is essential to life, but the finer details of its orchestrated steps are still ...

Telomeres are specialized structures at the ends of chromosomes that prevent fusion events and promote chromosomal end replication. Telomeres are maintained by the regulation of telomerase activity ...