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> [The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/the-idea-that-ageing-was-subject-to-control-was-completely-unexpected/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

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> [Ageing is very exciting. But if I didn't work on ageing, I'd want to work on the brain. There are really cool techniques you can use now. And bioinformatics. The methods you can use for comparing large data sets -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/ageing-is-very-exciting-but-if-i-didn-t-work-on-ageing-i-d-want-to/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

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## Other authors on Ageing

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-betty-sue-flowers-17616.jpg) Aubrey de Grey 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ageing/aubrey-de-grey/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-s-jay-olshansky-82083.jpg) S. Jay Olshansky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ageing/s-jay-olshansky/)

## More by Cynthia Kenyon

> [With worms you can just change genes at random and see if you can find a mutant that does what you want it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/with-worms-you-can-just-change-genes-at-random-and-see-if-you-can/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/the-idea-that-ageing-was-subject-to-control-was-completely-unexpected/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [Sugar is the new tobacco.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/sugar-is-the-new-tobacco/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [I eat some fruit every day, but not too much and almost no processed food. I stay away from sweets, except 80 per cent chocolate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/i-eat-some-fruit-every-day-but-not-too-much-and-almost-no-processed/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [Age is the single largest risk factor for an enormous number of diseases. So if you can essentially postpone aging, then you can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/age-is-the-single-largest-risk-factor-for-an-enormous-number-of/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [I loved the idea that biology was logical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/i-loved-the-idea-that-biology-was-logical/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/imagine-that-if-you-could-change-one-of-the-genes-in-an-experiment-an/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [The public is absolutely fascinated by aging. They don't want to get old. And you can see - read Shakespeare. Read the sonnets. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/the-public-is-absolutely-fascinated-by-aging-they-don-t-want-to-get/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/i-have-always-gotten-a-thrill-a-kick-from-learning-new-things/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [There are lots of different strategies that an animal can use to survive. What a worm does is try to convert food into worms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/there-are-lots-of-different-strategies-that-an-animal-can-use-to/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/maybe-one-day-we-will-be-able-to-take-a-pill-that-keeps-us-young-and/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/if-the-aging-process-is-controlled-in-a-similar-way-in-worms-and/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [Perhaps genes did regulate the aging process. Perhaps different organisms had different life spans because a universal regulatory 'clock' was set to run at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/perhaps-genes-did-regulate-the-aging-process-perhaps-different/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [A big tree seemed even more beautiful to me when I imagined thousands of tiny photosynthesis machines inside every leaf. So I went to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/a-big-tree-seemed-even-more-beautiful-to-me-when-i-imagined-thousands/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

> [We are trying to find drugs, small molecules, that people could take to make them disease-resistant, more youthful and healthy. Eventually we will find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kenyon/we-are-trying-to-find-drugs-small-molecules-that-people-could-take-to/)

[Cynthia Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kenyon/)

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