title: Telomeres open a window on stem cell division.
abstract: Measuring the length distribution of telomeres can reveal information about biological processes that are otherwise difficult to analyze experimentally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, United States.
authors.forename: Ignacio A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-6006
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Brenes
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Mathematics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, United States.
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8017-3707
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wodarz
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D008954:Models, Biological; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D016615:Telomere / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure
keywords: computational biology; developmental biology; hematopoiesis; human; mathematical modelling; personalised medicine; self renewal; stem cells; systems biology; telomere length distribution