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Telomeres and telomerase: the path from maize, Tetrahymena and yeast to human cancer and aging

Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak

Nature Medicine · 2006 · 991 citations · 53 references

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Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

James Dewey Watson, Francis Crick · Nature · 1953 · 13.2K citations

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Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer

Nam W. Kim, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Karen R. Prowse et al. · Science · 1994 · 7.1K citations

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Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts

Calvin B. Harley, A. B. Futcher, Carol W. Greider · Nature · 1990 · 5.7K citations

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Extension of Life-Span by Introduction of Telomerase into Normal Human Cells

Andrea Bodnár, Michel Ouellette, Maria Frolkis et al. · Science · 1998 · 5K citations

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Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in tetrahymena extracts

Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn · Cell · 1985 · 3.4K citations · Full text

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