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As time goes by, mutant mice face problems

Mice missing an enzyme called telomerase experience cancer, hair loss, and other problems at an unusually early age.

References:

Rudolph, K.L. . . . R.A. DePinho. 1999. Longevity, stress response, and cancer in aging telomerase-deficient mice. Cell 96(March 5).

Further Readings:

Travis, J. 1997. Missing enzyme incites cancer debate. Science News 152(Oct. 11):228.

Sources:

Ronald A. DePinho
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Department of Adult Oncology
44 Binney Street, M413
Boston, MA 02115

John P. Murnane
University of California, San Francisco
Department of Radiation Oncology
1855 Folsom Street
MCB 200
San Francisco, CA 94103

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 11, March 13, 1999, p. 166. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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