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Aging
SpectraCell Laboratories Introduces Telomere Testing
June 26th, 2009
SpectraCell Laboratories, the nation's leading nutritional testing laboratory, now offers the ONLY commercially available telomere analysis in the United States. Telomere testing is an innovative cellular aging test that measures a person's biological age in comparison to their chronological age. Telomeres are sections of DNA at the end of each chromosome that cap genetic material and serve as protective buffers that keep the ends of chromosomes from becoming attached to each other or rearranging. They are often compared to the caps at the ends of shoelaces. Every time a cell replicates, its telomere gets shorter, eventually causing cell death once the telomere...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-06-26)
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