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An uptodate survey of the current exciting state of telomere biology. Telomeresspecialized structures found at the ends of chromosomes are essential for maintaining the integrity of chromosomes and their faithful duplication during cell division. Chapters in this volume cover telomere structure and function in a range of organisms, focusing on how they are maintained, their roles in cell division and gene expression, and how deficiencies in these structures contribute to cancers and other diseases and even aging.

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Very Up To Date Report on Current Research by John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)

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March 17, 2006
It has been ten years since the first edition of this book. In that decade interest in telomeres has skyrocketed as a relation between telomeres and cancer has become more likely. As is common with fields that are developing so rapidly, no 'standard' textbook has been written because it would become out of date so fast. Instead this book is a compendium of articles from researchers from around the world. Each of the articles has been peer reviewed and selected for this book by the editiors, each of whom is a pioneer in the field. The articles come from laboratories literally around the world, where ever the most important basic research is being conducted. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press is a very fast publisher. The basic material was finally collected for the book in July of 2005. By November of that year the book was in print. This means that the research being described is current to within half a year -- remarkably short timing for a published hardback book.

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