Who did Elizabeth Blackburn share the 2009 Nobel Prize with?
Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak
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Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Elizabeth Blackburn for their groundbreaking research on telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that prevent their degradation during cell division. Telomerase is the enzyme that replenishes telomeres, allowing cells to divide multiple times.
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