A specific telomerase analog for resetting the clocks of blood vessel cells might reverse the effects of atherosclerosis, thereby preventing heart disease(i134)

Late in 1997, scientists successfully cloned the gene for human telomerase, and used the gene to extend the life span of human cells "indefinitely." So even though the structure of telomerase is not fully known, the gene for producing it can now be cloned and used to extend life span(i134)

…only if the cells produce enough telomerase to regrow the telomeres enough to stop the aging clock. Much research needs to be done to see if this will be the result. Too little telomerase and the whole procedure has been in vain. Too much and the result could be a tumor that refuses to stop growing(i135)

Telomerase inhibitors prevent cells from proliferating uncontrollably. They are part of the body's natural defenses against cancer(i136)

The early years of growth and increase are over, telomerase activity declines and the telomeres gradually shorten. Telomerase may thus be another good candidate (at least in humans) for one of the death repressor genes(sod102)