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“If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to speed our study of higher organisms.” quote by Cynthia Kenyon — Download Open 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 speed our study of higher organisms.”

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The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.

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Sugar is the new tobacco.

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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.

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I loved the idea that biology was logical.

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Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend…

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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…

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I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

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There are lots of different strategies that an animal can use to survive. What a worm does is try to convert food into worms…

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Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart…

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Perhaps genes did regulate the aging process. Perhaps different organisms had different life spans because a universal regulatory 'clock' was set to run at…

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