one hundred sixty seven

telomeres (focus of 2009 nobel prize winner) are finally becoming part of america's vernacular. ABC world news tonight did a story about them on this evening's broadcast (read here). i remember learning about them in college and being fascinated; the plastic on the end of a shoelace analogy never left me. i also know we have the ability to preserve their length, thus perhaps extending (healthy) lives, through proper nutrition and exercise.

the potential power one has to control the outcome of his life is endless.