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February 20, 2023
Scientists Make Stunning Discovery, Find New Protein Activity in Telomeres
UNC School of Medicine researchers Jack Griffith, PhD, and Taghreed Al-Turki, PhD, found that telomeres at the tips of chromosomes contain sufficient genetic information to produce two small proteins with potentially potent biological properties.