There's a theory that since telomeres decrease in size every mitosis that they are the reason for the Hayflick limit (the max number of times a cell can divide)

There's a theory that since telomeres decrease in size every mitosis that they are the reason for the Hayflick limit (the max number of times a cell can divide). The theory then says that as cells reach the limit you 'age'. The article says they figured out a way to increase telomeres in the lab, this is not very new though there are known telomerase inducers out there. I'm not sure how revolutionary it is though the article has very little info and I've read about this topic since more than 10 years ago. EDIT: Found this from 2007: "Since 2007, several compounds have been discovered that cause somatic cells to express higher levels of telomerase than usual. In April 2007, Geron Corporation licensed New York-based company TA Sciences to conduct human trials on a molecule called TA-65, a derivative of Astragalus propinquus, that acts as telomerase activator" -- http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5216&Section=AGING http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5216&Sec...