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On #2, they're lengthening telomeres, not disabling the telomere mechanism. I'd think that one of the first mutations a cell needs to undergo on the road to be
by crusso 11y ago
On #2, they're lengthening telomeres, not disabling the telomere mechanism. I'd think that one of the first mutations a cell needs to undergo on the road to being considered "cancerous" is to completely disable the telomere mechanism so that it will become immortal.
- dghughes 11y agoLong telomeres are necessarily better in fact it increases the risk of cancers. Too short is bad, too long is bad.