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Elizabeth Blackburn: The science of cells that never get old

What makes our bodies age ... our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work finding out the answer, with the discovery of telomerase: an enzyme that replenishes the caps at the end of chromosomes, which break down when cells divide. Learn more about Blackburn's groundbreaking research -- including how we might have more control over aging than we think.

English
  • Originally Aired November 27, 2017
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Production Code ElizabethBlackburn_2017
  • Network YouTube
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Name Type Role
Elizabeth Blackburn Guest Star