The ends have arrived.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20005795.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2009.11.033 and PMC identifier 2963196.
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Abstract
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider, and Jack Szostak for their contributions to our understanding of how the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, telomeres, are replicated by a specialized reverse transcriptase, telomerase. I present a personal view of the telomere field, putting the contributions of these three Nobel laureates into historical context.
Medical subject headings
- Nobel Prize
- Physiology
- Telomerase
- Telomere