You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it. Cynthia Kenyon activegenemutation Change image and share on social
Life's too short to not be around nice people. Cynthia Kenyon lifenicepeople Change image and share on social
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 all about aging. Cynthia Kenyon absolutelyagingfascinate Change image and share on social
One thing that's likely: How you look as you age is hereditary. Some of my family members, for example, look younger than their real age. And people have mistaken me for 30, even 25. Cynthia Kenyon agefamilyhereditary Change image and share on social
Perhaps genes did regulate the aging process. Perhaps different organisms had different life spans because a universal regulatory 'clock' was set to run at different speeds in different species. Cynthia Kenyon agingclockgene Change image and share on social
Maybe one day we will be able to take a pill that keeps us young and healthy much longer. I believe in my heart that this will happen. Cynthia Kenyon dayhappenhealthy Change image and share on social
The hope is that if we can increase youthfulness, we can postpone age-related diseases. Cynthia Kenyon agediseasehope Change image and share on social
I loved the idea that biology was logical. Cynthia Kenyon biologyidealogical Change image and share on social
With science it's very important not to go down the wrong path, but the wrong path in science is a path you go down where everything you learn is already known. So you need to steer around the obvious. Cynthia Kenyon importantlearnobvious share on social
Generally, older people in their fifties, sixties, and seventies are running most countries and are CEOs of corporations. Which isn't to say there aren't entrepreneurs, but if the young were better in every respect, there'd be no reason for the old. Our life span reflects our particular life strategy. Cynthia Kenyon ceocorporationcountry share on social