The following video segment is about Tolomeres (tolomeros) - parts of the human genome (genoma humano) which seem to affect aging.
Much of the following will be difficult to understand, but you can replay parts as much as you wish. Note the following terms:
ADN - DNA
celulas - cells
cromosoma - chromosome
envejecer - to age
fuente de la juventud - ??? (Hola, Ponce de Leon!)
genes - genes
genoma- genome
indefinidamente - indefinitely
perdida - loss
tolomeris - tolomerese
tolomero - tolomere
vela - candle
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