What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly. Aubrey de Grey differenceleadlife Change image and share on social
There is no difference between saving lives and extending lives, because in both cases we are giving people the chance of more life. Aubrey de Grey casechancedifference Change image and share on social
Ever since we invented fire and the wheel, we've been demonstrating both our ability and our inherent desire to fix things that we don't like about ourselves and our environment. Aubrey de Grey abilitydemonstratedesire Change image and share on social
Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance. Aubrey de Grey bigcommunicationdiminish Change image and share on social
I don't often meet people who want to suffer cardiovascular disease or whatever, and we get those things as a result of the lifelong accumulation of various types of molecular and cellular damage. Aubrey de Grey accumulationcardiovascularcellular Change image and share on social
I don't work on longevity, I work on keeping people healthy. Aubrey de Grey healthykeeplongevity Change image and share on social
The right to choose to live or to die is the most fundamental right there is; conversely, the duty to give others that opportunity to the best of our ability is the most fundamental duty there is. Aubrey de Grey abilitychooseconversely Change image and share on social
Ageing is, simply and clearly, the accumulation of damage in the body. That's all that ageing is. Aubrey de Grey accumulationagebody Change image and share on social
The whole point of cryopreserving only one's head is based on the idea that one can simply grow in the laboratory an entire new body, without a head, and stick it onto the cryopreserved head. Aubrey de Grey basebodycryopreserved Change image and share on social
Public enthusiasm for new advances is a key ingredient in influencing policy-makers to stimulate follow-up work with suitable funding, and it can be achieved far faster now that interested non-specialists can explore new research autonomously and can also be appealed to directly by scientists. Aubrey de Grey achieveadvanceappeal share on social