Department of Cell Biology and Radiobiology Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences Brno Czechia

Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czechia

Institute of Entomology Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences České Budějovice Czechia

Retired Greensboro NC United States

Editorial on the Research Topic Telomere Flexibility and Versatility: A Role of Telomeres in Adaptive Potential PubMed

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