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Archive: Thu Oct 2009

A 'Nobel' Endeavor: Capping Chromosomes with Telomeres

code at the ends of the chromosomes is maintained as cells divide. Drs. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak shared this most prestigious prize for work they did in the 70's and 80's on the "caps" at the ends of chromosomes.…