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tetrahymena

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Noun1.tetrahymena - relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research
ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
genus Tetrahymena - protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
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She shares the prize with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School in Boston, who teamed with Blackburn to find that telomeres from Tetrahymena prevented degradation of yeast chromosomes.
2009 Nobel prizes recognize work with telomeres, ribosomes, light: ... by Saey, Tina Hesman; Perkins, Sid; Ehrenberg, Rachel / Science News
Related article: Telomeres explained After Blackburn's studies in 1980 on a single-cell organism known as Tetrahymena, or pond scum, she and Szostak discovered in 1982 that a unique DNA sequence in the telomeres protects the chromosomes from damage when the cells divide.
Trio win Nobel Prize for research into ageing by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Related article: Telomeres explained After Blackburn's studies in 1980 on a single-cell organism known as Tetrahymena, or pond scum, she and Szostak discovered in 1982 that a unique DNA sequence in the telomeres protects the chromosomes from damage when the cells divide.
Trio win Nobel Prize for research into ageing by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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