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The new field of telomere research is fascinating. Telomeres obviously have a big effect on our lives and on our aging. Elizabeth Blackburn is a co-discoverer of telomerase, an enzyme that helps to replenish telomeres. For this discovery, she won the Nobel Prize in physiology. She well deserves that prize.
I generally enjoy reading science books when the author is a researcher in the field. And, since Elizabeth Blackburn is a leading scientist in the field of telomeres, I thought this would be a ...more
I generally enjoy reading science books when the author is a researcher in the field. And, since Elizabeth Blackburn is a leading scientist in the field of telomeres, I thought this would be a ...more
This was good but not great. I was hoping for more of the science of telomeres but this was more of a self-help book- not that the advice isn't good, it is, but just not what I was expecting or hadn't heard before. Reviewer Frank does a great job of distilling this book to it's essence 😀.
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