Career Quote 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…

— Cynthia Kenyon

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

— Cynthia Kenyon

Sugar is the new tobacco.

— 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.

— 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…

— Cynthia Kenyon

I loved the idea that biology was logical.

— 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…

— 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…

— Cynthia Kenyon

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

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Cynthia Kenyon