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Long telomeres, the endcaps on DNA, not the fountain of youth once thought, and scientists may now know why

by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In a study of 17 people from five families, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found that ultra-lengthy DNA endcaps called telomeres fail to provide the longevity presumed for such people. Instead, people with long telomeres tend to develop a range of benign and cancerous tumors, as well as the...