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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
