![](https://www.rechargebiomedical.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2015-01-25-at-8.22.39-PM.png)
Telomeres extended by simple trick at Stanford lab
For #ScienceSunday, we turn to a recent article published online showing that a modified mRNA version of the telomerase protein (TERT) can extend the telomeres in a dose-dependent fashion. This method has the advantage of not being permanent, as with gene therapy.