Children's Medical Research Institute

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The Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) is an Australian based scientific research group created in the 1950s to "perform scientific research with a commitment to better treat, and where possible, prevent childhood illness and disability so that all concerned have a better quality of life"[1]. The Institute is the organiser of Australia's annual Jeans for Genes campaign.

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In March 2007, Dr Scott Cohen and his team[2] made a significant discovery in telomerase research by establishing that the enzyme consists of two molecules each of telomerase reverse transcriptase, telomerase RNA, and dyskerin.

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