Human Lung Epithelial Cells Divide >200 Population Doublings without Engaging a Telomere Maintenance Mechanism

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Human Lung Epithelial Cells Divide >200 Population Doublings without Engaging a Telomere Maintenance Mechanism

Post Number:#1  Post by ofonorow » Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:25 am

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/11/19/474270

Implying that at least some of our cells can maintain their telomere length indefinitely.
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