It would be charitable to call this article junk science. In particular, the idea that hTERT expression is a significant cancer risk is quite well-accepted, bu

It would be charitable to call this article junk science. In particular, the idea that hTERT expression is a significant cancer risk is quite well-accepted, but heavily downplayed here. In culture, it's possible to immortalize a primary cell line (such that it grows indefinitely) by overexpressing telomerase. In fact, this is how many recent cell lines have made in multiple fields. The stuff about herbal drugs isn't worth even discussing.