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Enzyme known for promoting cancer found to also protect healthy cells

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UMD researchers discovered that telomerase, which ‘immortalizes’ cancer cells, also prevents tumors and slows a key stage in normal cell deathCredit: Kan Cao, University of Maryland New research from the University of Maryland and the National Institutes of Health reveals a new role for the enzyme telomerase. Telomerase’s only known role in normal tissue was…Read Full Story