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A lead
explained how important his team's
was. Professor Shai Efrati says the
shows that the ageing process can be reversed at the cellular
. He says we may be able to stop telomeres from shortening. Telomeres are inside
. The shorter they become, the
we age. If we can stop
getting shorter, cells will not age. Professor Efrati said: "Today telomere shortening is considered the 'Holy Grail' of the
of ageing. Researchers around the world are trying to develop [drugs] that enable telomere lengthening." He added: "The study gives
, and opens the door for a lot of young scientists to target ageing as a
disease."
