Single senescent cell sequencing reveals heterogeneity in senescent cells induced by telomere erosion

Over a half-century ago, Dr. Leonard Hayflick described the phenotype of a finite lifespan for human fibroblasts being passaged in in vitro cell culture (Hayflick et al., 1961), a phenomenon today known as replicative cellular senescence. Cellular senescence has been defined as a state in which c…