This Is Why We Age!

What makes our skin wrinkle, our immune systems weaken, and our hair turn white? In this TED-Ed video, biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares with us her ground-breaking research that answers these questions. It all starts with the discovery of telomerase – an enzyme that replenishes the caps at the end of chromosomes, which break down when cells divide. Learn more by watching her engaging talk below:

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