Telomeres are repetitive terminal features of chromosomes; they are to #DNA what aglets are for shoelace. But telomeres shorten when cells divide and with other factors. Yet, weirdly, they grow longer during long #space duration (but then shorten a lot upon return).
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(20)31424-8
@ombialik so we need 80+ year space missions?
(probably someone did a study with mice or similar already - far easier)
(probably someone did a study with mice or similar already - far easier)
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