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Scientists Say: Telomere

Telomere (noun, “TELL-oh-meer”) Telomeres are protective caps at the tips of DNA in chromosomes. DNA is a molecule that contains the instructions for how to make and maintain a specific organism. It is made up of chemical building blocks called…

The periodic table might soon have a new element

We may be one step closer to adding a new element to the periodic table.  The table currently lists 118 chemical elements. Each has a different number of protons in the nucleus of its atoms. They range from one proton…