We are trying to find drugs, small molecules, that people could take to make them disease-resistant, more youthful and healthy. Eventually we will find them. Cynthia Kenyon diseasedrugeventually 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
I was a little truth seeker as a child. I wanted more than anything to understand myself and also other people. Cynthia Kenyon childpeopleseeker Change image and share on social
A big tree seemed even more beautiful to me when I imagined thousands of tiny photosynthesis machines inside every leaf. So I went to MIT and worked on bacteria because that's where people knew the most about these switches, how to control the genetics. Cynthia Kenyon bacteriumbeautifulbig share on social
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
With worms you can just change genes at random and see if you can find a mutant that does what you want it to do. Cynthia Kenyon changefindgene Change image and share on social
