Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart that this will happen. — Cynthia Kenyon Copy Share Image
Generally, older people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are running most countries and are CEOs of corporations. Which isn't to say there aren't entrepreneurs, but if the young were better in every respect, there'd be no reason for the… — 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
