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...cell replicates itself (as it does before it dies), the telomeres shorten, like plastic tips fraying on the end of shoelaces. Shortened telomeres have been linked to a host of age-related illnesses such as heart disease and certain cancers. (Scientists have yet to study whether telomeres influence a person's appearance.) Last year's Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to three American scientists for their work in the field, and many scientists now believe that telomeres are the closest we may come to identifying a biological clock - and our best bet for learning how to stop or turn...
...Bridging East and West The cliché about actors with great screen presence is that they always seem so much smaller in real life. Khan is the opposite. When he's in a scene on film, it's almost impossible not to watch him - but in person the effect is magnified, not diminished. He is taller and better looking than you expect from his common-man roles, and he has a way of subtly yet firmly controlling the environment around him. He doesn't need a big, pushy entourage to do it. When I meet him on the roof...
...approached my local Rotary Club with the idea to give survivors sturdy boxes that contained a 10-person tent, blankets, pans, utensils and a stove that could burn anything from diesel to old paint. Since 2001, we've raised enough money to send 75,000 boxes to more than 100 disaster zones in places like India, Congo and El Salvador...
...going to pretend to be you, become friends with your ex-girlfriend, try to get her phone number." In some ways I want to talk about this, but in other ways I don't want to give them the satisfaction. You have to remember that they're just one person, and there are so many other fans who deserve better, so let it ride...
...really admires her husband Spencer Pratt, whom he sees as a Svengali. "You know how Paris Hilton seemed before she appeared on her new show and showed people she's smart? I think Heidi is like that but without the brains," he explains. Clearly, Mendoza is the person Montag should have hired to write her lyrics. (See the 100 best TV shows of all time...