Telomere ---- My prediction for 2011 Word of the Year

Telomeres are protective ends on chromosomes. Supposedly their length can be used to predict one's life span. Even if the current test developed in Spain turns out to be invalid, I still think this is going to be a word we'll hear a lot this year.

Here it pronounced at Vocabulary.com:
http://www.vocabulary.com/definition/telomere?family=telomeres