Help! Zombie Cells Are Eating Our Telomeres and Making Us Old

Or is it the other way around?

Telomeres serve as protective caps at the ends of each chromosome. FancyTapis/iStock via Getty Images

Zombies, telomeres–who’s eating who? These rabid invaders are multiplying and our telomeres are getting shorter.

Why is that important?

Because when our telomeres shrink, we age. Now that I’m passing through the latter half of my life, longevity, aging, and…