Word of the Day — July 12, 2012

Example: "An article in The Week magazine on a 'Plus for Old Dads' stated from a recent study that 'as men age, their sperm develops longer telomeres — the genetic material at the tips of chromosomes that helps protect against cell damage; these longer telomeres , linked to slower cell aging and a decreased risk of diseases like cancer, are passed directly on to a man's children and often even to grandchildren.'"