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Elizabeth Blackburn

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Elizabeth Blackburn 1948- American molecular biologist who has been a leader in the study of telomeres and telomerase. Telomeres are specialized structures containing short, repeating nucleotide seque... Read more

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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn

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American molecular biologist Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn (born 1948) is credited with the discovery of telomerase, an enzyme critical to the reproductive process of gene cells.Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackbur... Read more

Elizabeth H. Blackburn

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Elizabeth H. Blackburn is a molecular biologist and biochemist who conducted ground-breaking research on DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and cell division that has provided a new line of inquiry into the ... Read more

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Psychotherapy, Gene Pioneers Honored

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Pioneers in psychotherapy and cell biology and three scientists who discovered a crucial enzyme linked to cancer and aging are being awarded prestigious medical prizes. The $100,000 prizes... Read more

Nobel medicine prize slated for Monday

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American scientists who discovered an enzyme that broke new ground in research on cancer and aging are among potential candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine, the first of six prestigious award... Read more