Science on Saturdays: Aging or Cancer? The Telomere Connection

Why do some folks live to be 120 years old without developing cancer, while others develop cancer during childhood? You would think immortality is a good thing, but not when it leads to cancer. At Science on Saturday March 31st, come listen to Professor Sandy Chang (Yale Pathology) tell us about how telomeres, the structures at the end of your chromosomes, links aging and cancer. 
Yale Scientific Magazine’s /Synapse/ will lead fun demonstrations from 10am - 11am and the talk will take place from 11am noon. Science on Saturdays is hosted by Professor Kurt Zilm. 
Science on Saturdays is an award-winning lecture series that features scientists whose passion for their work inspires us all. Each event involves a lecture by a Yale professor and engaging science demonstrations by Yale college students. Science on Saturdays provides an opportunity for Yale scientists and residents of New Haven and beyond to come together over a shared sense of wonder. Past topics have included “Why Birds Are Dinosaurs,” “Nu Frontiers in Neutrino Physics,” and “Chaperonins: Molecular Origami Machines.”    
Directions & Parking: Sterling Chemistry Lab is the building on the left of the driveway at 225 Prospect. Parking will be available on the street along Prospect, at the Yale Whale Ice Rink, and in Lot 16 at the corner of Whitney & Humphrey.
No registration required.