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Detected Tetrahymena extract activity adding telomeric repeats to primers.
Scientific scope
The record is the exact two-author 1985 Cell paper. It reports biochemical activity in Tetrahymena extracts, not a human therapy or a complete account of telomerase composition, regulation, disease roles or later telomere biology.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact two-author 1985 Cell paper. It reports biochemical activity in Tetrahymena extracts, not a human therapy or a complete account of telomerase composition, regulation, disease roles or later telomere biology.
Contributors
- Carol W. Greider · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Elizabeth H. Blackburn · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- PubMed record and abstract for telomerase activity
- Greider laboratory bibliography for telomerase paper
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