What is telomerase ?? TIME's Maia Szalavitz explains the telomerase enzyme as :-
...Responsible for repairing telomeres, the structures located on the ends chromosomes, which, like the plastic aglets at the tips of shoelaces, prevent the chromosome from unraveling. Each time a cell reproduces, its telomeres become shorter and less effective at protecting the chromosome -- this, researchers believe, is a cause of aging. As the chromosome becomes more and more vulnerable, cell copying becomes sloppier and eventually stops when the telomeres disintegrate completely. Telomerase can mitigate -- and possibly stop -- cell aging.I need to take a look at the people around me that meditates to see if they are indeed a little more youthful looking. Mirror mirror on the wall, who looks youthful of them all ?