Generally, older people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are running most countries and are CEOs of corporations. Which isn't to say… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
It's possible that we could change a human gene and double our life span. I don't know if that's true, but we… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
In the early '90s, we discovered mutations that could double the normal life span of worms. — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
With worms you can just change genes at random and see if you can find a mutant that does what you want it to… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected. — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
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. — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Age is the single largest risk factor for an enormous number of diseases. So if you can essentially postpone aging, then you can have… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
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… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
There are lots of different strategies that an animal can use to survive. What a worm does is try to convert food into worms… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Perhaps genes did regulate the aging process. Perhaps different organisms had different life spans because a universal regulatory 'clock' was set to run at… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
A big tree seemed even more beautiful to me when I imagined thousands of tiny photosynthesis machines inside every leaf. So I went to… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
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… — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
