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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Blackburn: The science of cells that never get old

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(lthegaur)

there is something for us humnas in the story of telomeres and their mtnaincnaee. But I want to get one thing clear. It isn't about enormously extending human lifespan or immortality. It's about health span. Now, health span is the number of years of your life when you're free of disease, you're hthaley, you're pdoctruive, you're zestfully ejnnioyg life. Disease span, the opposite of health span, is the time of your life snpet feeling old and sick and dying. So the real question becomes, OK, if I can't guzzle telomerase, do I have control over my telomeres' length and hence my well-being, my health, without those downsides of cancer risks? OK?

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(________)

there is something for us ______ in the story of telomeres and their ___________. But I want to get one thing clear. It isn't about enormously extending human lifespan or immortality. It's about health span. Now, health span is the number of years of your life when you're free of disease, you're _______, you're __________, you're zestfully ________ life. Disease span, the opposite of health span, is the time of your life _____ feeling old and sick and dying. So the real question becomes, OK, if I can't guzzle telomerase, do I have control over my telomeres' length and hence my well-being, my health, without those downsides of cancer risks? OK?

Solution


  1. spent
  2. maintenance
  3. productive
  4. humans
  5. laughter
  6. enjoying
  7. healthy

Original Text


(Laughter)

there is something for us humans in the story of telomeres and their maintenance. But I want to get one thing clear. It isn't about enormously extending human lifespan or immortality. It's about health span. Now, health span is the number of years of your life when you're free of disease, you're healthy, you're productive, you're zestfully enjoying life. Disease span, the opposite of health span, is the time of your life spent feeling old and sick and dying. So the real question becomes, OK, if I can't guzzle telomerase, do I have control over my telomeres' length and hence my well-being, my health, without those downsides of cancer risks? OK?

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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  32. telomerase
  33. telomeres
  34. time
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  36. zestfully