The aim is to postpone frailty, postpone degenerative disease, debilitation and so on and thereby shorten the period at the end of life, which is passed in a decrepit or disabled state, while extending life as a whole. Aubrey de Grey aimdebilitationdecrepit 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 nothing wrong with making the best of one's declining years, but what does annoy me is the fatalism. Now that we're seriously in range of finding therapies that actually work against ageing, this apathy, of course, becomes an enormous part of the problem. Aubrey de Grey ageannoyapathy 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
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
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
Most scientists will get serious media exposure about twice in their entire career. And they'll get that because they've actually done an experiment that was interesting. Aubrey de Grey careerentireexperiment 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
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
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
