University of Utah Biologists (IMAGE) University of Utah Caption University of Utah biologists Simon Titen and Kent Golic conducted a new study showing that the loss of a single telomere -- the end of a chromosome -- within a cell may be the main event that starts a cell on the road to becoming cancerous. Credit Mary Golic, University of Utah Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.