SALK INSTITUTE IMAGE: TELOMERES PROTECT THE ENDS OF CHROMOSOMES FROM DAMAGE. THIS IMAGE SHOWS TELOMERES (GREEN) AND DNA (BLUE) DURING DNA REPAIR ACTIVITIES. CREDIT: SALK INSTITUTE LA JOLLA (February 8, 2023)—As we age, the end caps of our chromosomes, called telomeres, gradually shorten. Now, Salk scientists have discovered that when telomeres become very short, they...
