1·Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing.
因为端粒保护染色体末端，阻止细胞分裂。
2·The scientists' findings suggest that these bats' cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres.
科学家的发现表明，这些蝙蝠的细胞有能力保持和修复它们的端粒。
3·It seems that, by looking at the length of the telomeres on specific Chromosomes, we can actually predict pretty much how long certain cells can successfully go on dividing.
看起来，当通过观察特定染色体上的端粒长度，我们实际上可以预测某些细胞能够成功分裂多久。
4·So after each division, the telomeres get shorter and one of the things that may happen after a while is that pieces of the genes themselves get broken off the Chromosomes.
每次分裂后，端粒变短一段时间后可能发生的一件事是染色体上的基因片段会断裂。
5·Telomerase is the enzyme that builds telomeres.
而端粒酶顾名思义，就是生成端粒的那种酶。
6·People with shorter telomeres are thought to age faster.
一般认为，端粒短的人老得更快。
7·Telomerase is an enzyme that can rebuild and lengthen telomeres.
端粒末端转移酶是一种可以重建并且延展端粒的酶。
8·Telomeres are important – there is no question of that," he said.
毋庸置疑——端粒是相当重要的。
9·Longer telomeres indicate low levels of inflammation, he explained.
他解释说，更长的端粒代表了更低水平的炎症。
10·Successful cancers often have a special enzyme that repairs telomeres.
活跃的肿瘤常常有一种特殊的酶来修复端粒。