As the caps of chromosomes, telomeres are essential for genome integrity and stability. A highly accurate method for measuring the length of a single human telomere has been developed and reveals previously unrecognized variation in telomere length.
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Sedivy, J., Shippen, D. & Shakirov, E. Surprise ending. Nat Genet 33, 114–116 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0203-114
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