Nature paper by Greider and Blackburn on telomerase RNA published on January 19, 1989.
On January 19, 1989, Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn published a landmark paper in Nature titled "A telomeric sequence in the RNA of Tetrahymena telomerase required for telomere repeat synthesis." This publication provided critical insights into the function of telomerase RNA, emphasizing its role in the maintenance of telomeres. The paper was groundbreaking in establishing the enzymatic mechanism involved in chromosome protection, which is crucial to understanding cellular aging and cancer.