Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So short telomeres are in a way a subset of DNA damage which again is a major driver of senescence.
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So short telomeres are in a way a subset of DNA damage which again is a major driver of senescence.
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So when the telomeres become too short, that cap structure then is disrupted, and now the cell thinks it has a broken DNA and it will try to fix it if it can, but if it can't it will cause senescence.