[hinckley buzzard]

Telomeres prevent DNA strands from unravelling, much like the plastic aglets on a shoelace

I don't know much about telomeres, but knowing what an "aglet" is will probably win me a drink in the local bar next week..

[Carriage Hill]

“aglet”

Sounds like a “personal problem”; your dermatologist might be of help... LOL.

[ladyjane]

Actually a friend of mine won a prize from a radio station because she knew what an aglet was.

[calex59]

I don't know much about telomeres, but knowing what an "aglet" is will probably win me a drink in the local bar next week..

Yep, that's a new one on me, everyone I know has always called them eyelets. Aglet another bit of info to add to my vast store of useless trivia. I used to astound people with the knowledge that a cubic yard of stone rip rap weights 127 lbs. Knowing the weight didn't astound them as much as knowing what stone rip rap was in the first place.