The immortal cell theory is an interesting concept, but as we all age we know that it is only a theory. Eventually, cells senesce along the lifetime of every species. Longer telomeres are not useful if the body decays as we get older. Telomerase seems to be not only the cause of longer lives but also, increased decay. In the parts of the body that divide more, such as skin cells, breast tissue and white blood cells, we see cancer is more common. Research has shown that cancer requires telomerase to be active to create tumors. There are many research studies on the effects of telomeres and telomerase on cancer. Almost all tumors samples, have been know to have telomerase activity present. From this knowledge, researcher have used telomerase activity to confirm some types of cancer. Researcher like Helen Blau, are using telomerase studies to find new approaches to prevent and treating disease like cancer and other disease that increase with aging. In 2015, she found a temporary but effective approach called the transient effect which modified RNA to reduce the cell’s immune
The immortal cell theory is an interesting concept, but as we all age we know that it is only a theory. Eventually, cells senesce along the lifetime of every species. Longer telomeres are not useful if the body decays as we get older. Telomerase seems to be not only the cause of longer lives but also, increased decay. In the parts of the body that divide more, such as skin cells, breast tissue and white blood cells, we see cancer is more common. Research has shown that cancer requires telomerase to be active to create tumors. There are many research studies on the effects of telomeres and telomerase on cancer. Almost all tumors samples, have been know to have telomerase activity present. From this knowledge, researcher have used telomerase activity to confirm some types of cancer. Researcher like Helen Blau, are using telomerase studies to find new approaches to prevent and treating disease like cancer and other disease that increase with aging. In 2015, she found a temporary but effective approach called the transient effect which modified RNA to reduce the cell’s immune