Basically, the body does have a vast amount of inbuilt anti-ageing machinery; it's just not 100% comprehensive, so it allows a small number of different types of molecular and cellular damage to happen and accumulate. Aubrey de Grey accumulateageamount share on social
What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to. Aubrey de Grey 000avoiddeath Change image and share on social
The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field. Aubrey de Grey abilitybigbox Change image and share on social
I'm the chief science officer of a foundation that works on the application of regenerative medicine to the problem of aging. Aubrey de Grey agingapplicationchief Change image and share on social
In the eye, there is a type of junk that accumulates in the back of the retina that eventually causes us to go blind. It's called age-related macular degeneration. Aubrey de Grey accumulateageback Change image and share on social
As far as I'm concerned, ageing is humanity's worst problem, by some serious distance. Aubrey de Grey agebadconcern Change image and share on social
We've spent the last few millennia aware that senescence is horrible but knowing nevertheless that it's inevitable. We've had to find some mechanism to put it out of our minds so we can get on with our miserably short lives. Aubrey de Grey awarefindhave share on social
If you look at winners of the Nobel Prize in biology, you'll find a fair smattering of people who don't know how to work a pipette. Aubrey de Grey biologyfairfind Change image and share on social
There's no such thing as ageing gracefully. I don't meet people who want to get Alzheimer's disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that. Aubrey de Grey acceptafflictage share on social
My approach is to start from the straightforward principle that our body is a machine. A very complicated machine, but none the less a machine, and it can be subjected to maintenance and repair in the same way as a simple machine, like a car. Aubrey de Grey approachbodycar share on social
