In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely. Cynthia Kenyon indefinitelykeepmechanism Change image and share on social
It's like, say, if you were a dog. You notice that you're getting old, and you look at your human and you think, 'Why isn't this human getting old?'... But now we're the human looking out and imagining a different human. Cynthia Kenyon doghumanimagine share on social
It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science. Cynthia Kenyon escalatormakescience Change image and share on social
Ageing is very exciting. But if I didn't work on ageing, I'd want to work on the brain. There are really cool techniques you can use now. And bioinformatics. The methods you can use for comparing large data sets - that's so powerful. Cynthia Kenyon agebioinformaticsbrain share on social
You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be. Cynthia Kenyon careercompletelyfascinate Change image and share on social
The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected. Cynthia Kenyon agecompletelycontrol Change image and share on social
I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things. Cynthia Kenyon kicklearnthing Change image and share on social
Age is the biggest risk factor for many diseases. You're 100 times more likely to get a tumor at age 65 than age 35. It makes a huge difference. It gives a whole new meaning to preventive medicine. Cynthia Kenyon agebigdifference Change image and share on social
Imagine that: If you could change one of the genes in an experiment, an aging gene, maybe you could slow down aging and extend lifespan. Cynthia Kenyon agingchangeexperiment Change image and share on social