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. Blackburn is renowned for her discovery of the genetic...

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 chemical bases of life. Her discovery of a key...

1948- American molecular biologist who has been a leader in the study of telomeres and telomerase. Telomeres are specialized structures containing short, repeating nucleotide sequences and are found at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. Telomeres seem...

Elizabeth (Liz) H(elen) Blackburn (November 26, 1948 - ) is a professor of biology and leading researcher in the field of the telomere and the telomerase enzyme, and their relationships to aging and cancer. She was born in Hobart, the capital of the...

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 from the Albert & Mary Lasker Foundation will be presented Friday in...

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 awards to be announced by the Nobel committees.Another possible winner of Monday's $1.54 million...