DNA

[Dr.Doom]

It may be technical, but can anyone suggest some ideas about keeping the Human DNA at its original length? Due to problems with the telomeres, DNA is shorten after rounds of replications. To preserve that, cancer cells have telomerase to fix it, but normal cells don't and when the enzyme is introduced to the cell, the cell goes crazy and becomes cancerous. Are there ways to prevent that and keep the length of the DNA?

[mith]

Is it possible to remove the telomerase?

[Dr.Doom]

Sorry, i think i kind of messed up the question. Cancer cells naturally have telomerase but nomral cells don't. When you take the telomerase and introduce it to a normal cell, the cell becomes immortal but also cancerous. I'm just wondering if it is possible to achieve the good stuff without the good stuff

[James]

Can somebody please tell me what telomeres are/do? Immortality sounds like an interesting concept!

[thank.darwin]

Look at this site james...

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultran ... meres.html

Hope that helps

[James]

Ahh, very useful thanx

[thank.darwin]

You're Welcome