The discovery of the telomere was one of the great advances in genetics thus made. Not a gene, the telomere is a segment of repeating patterns of DNA at the end of each chromosome that is shortened slightly after every cell replication. It was immediately linked to aging, as the telomere can only last so many years before aging begins to break down the actual genes encoded on the chromosome. Telometrics Corporation has been studying the effects of different substances on telomeres and has now released Vital 25, a product which can supposedly slow the aging process and add more quality years to the lifespan. More research will surely be emerging about this discovery soon.
