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
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've only actively promoted what we always hope is good science. Elizabeth Blackburn activelygoodhave Change image and share on social
In my lab, we're finding that psychological stress actually ages cells, which can be seen when you measure the wearing down of the tips of the chromosomes, those telomeres. Elizabeth Blackburn agecellchromosome 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
What is it that keeps you so interested in the telomere? It's so intricate and complicated, and you want to know how it works. Elizabeth Blackburn complicateinterestintricate Change image and share on social
No one ever said, 'Be a doctor.' But because so many members of my extended family - aunts, uncles - were doctors, there was this expectation that I'd probably be a physician. Elizabeth Blackburn auntdoctorexpectation Change image and share on social
Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it. Elizabeth Blackburn agecellpart Change image and share on social
Cancer cells have had so many other things go wrong with them, genetic, non-genetic changes, that those cells, one of the things they then get selected for is that they have lots of telomerase because now the telomeres in those cells get maintained. Elizabeth Blackburn cancercellgenetic share on social
We think there are lifestyle factors that boost telomerase naturally. Elizabeth Blackburn boostfactorlifestyle Change image and share on social
