Telomeres (IMAGE) Johns Hopkins Medicine Caption This is an image of human telomeres in cells. Each telomere is shown by red dots in resting nuclei of cells (circles) and cells that are dividing (separated linear chromosomes). Credit Mary Armanios 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.