In an experiment with a single-celled organism called tetrahymena and yeast, Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak showed that the unique DNA sequence contained in telomeres serves to protect chromosomes. They were awarded the 2009 medicine prize alongside Carol Greider.

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