【阅读理解】In 2006, Blackburn, of the

【阅读理解】In 2006, Blackburn, of the University of California, San Francisco, and Greider, of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, shared the Lasker prize for basic medical research with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. Their work set the stage for research suggesting that cancer cells use telomerase to sustain their uncontrolled growth.
The research by Blackburn and Greider helps suggest the role of______.
A、money in medical research
B、proteins in cancer treatment
C、hormones in the functioning of life
D、telomerase in the growth of cancer cells
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：答案选D。本段的最后一句话表明，研究显示癌细胞利用端粒酶来支持其无限增殖，而这几位科学家的工作为这种研究打下了基础。