A recent publication in Current Biology from the Levine and Lampson Labs titled, A parent-of-origin effect on embryonic telomere elongation determines telomere length inheritance, was highlighted in Penn Today. Their research presents new evidence on how telomere length is inherited in early embryos, and their findings open new avenues for research on aging and cancers.

Read the full article here: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/does-early-life-cellular-activity-influence-cancer-and-aging?