I'm pretty good about getting some exercise every day - well, most days. The secret for me was to put the elliptical in front of the TV. Elizabeth Blackburn dayellipticalexercise Change image and share on social
When you bring telomerase RNA levels down by using a mechanism that targets the RNA for destruction, the cells which were running on very high telomerase levels are now running on a lean diet of telomerase. Elizabeth Blackburn bringcelldestruction share on social
The goal is to learn more about telomere length and other markers of ageing, how best to measure these markers, how they are related to health and lifestyle, and how people respond to learning their own telomere length results. Elizabeth Blackburn agegoalhealth share on social
In my early work, our molecular views of telomeres were first focused on the DNA. Elizabeth Blackburn dnaearlyfocus Change image and share on social
We and other groups are seeing clear statistical links between telomere shortness and risk for a variety of diseases that are becoming very common, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and certain cancers. Elizabeth Blackburn cancercardiovascularclear share on social
I spent my first 4 years living in the tiny town of Snug, by the sea near Hobart. Curious about animals, I would pick up ants in our backyard and jellyfish on the beach. Elizabeth Blackburn animalantbackyard Change image and share on social
Generally, we try to have a situation where the person is healthy, so you're not confounded by disease. So, that means that healthy individuals are donating their blood samples for the studies. Elizabeth Blackburn bloodconfounddisease Change image and share on social
As maize became important for human food worldwide, modern agricultural research on maize breeding continued the corn breeding begun thousands of years ago in the Central American highlands. Elizabeth Blackburn agoagriculturalamerican Change image and share on social
I've only actively promoted what we always hope is good science. Elizabeth Blackburn activelygoodhave Change image and share on social
I was using very unconventional methods to sequence the telemetric DNA, originally. Elizabeth Blackburn dnamethodoriginally Change image and share on social
