Cynthia Kenyon quotes

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science. (Cynthia Kenyon)
The hope is that if we can increase youthfulness, we can postpone age-related diseases. View quote
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I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things. View quote
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In the early '90s, we discovered mutations that could double the normal life span of worms. View quote
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Age is the single largest risk factor for an enormous number of diseases. So if you can essentially postpone aging, then you can have beneficial effects on a whole wide range of disease. View quote
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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. View quote
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You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't, you need a gene to be active for it. View quote
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In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely. View quote
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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. View quote
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Life's too short to not be around nice people. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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I eat some fruit every day, but not too much and almost no processed food. I stay away from sweets, except 80 per cent chocolate. View quote
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You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be. View quote
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If I were a worm, I would rather be the long-lived mutant than the normal worm, that's for sure. View quote
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I loved the idea that biology was logical. View quote
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If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to speed our study of higher organisms. View quote
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The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected. View quote
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Sugar is the new tobacco. View quote
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Carbohydrates, and especially refined ones like sugar, make you produce lots of extra insulin. I've been keeping my intake really low ever since I discovered this. I've cut out all starch such as potatoes, noodles, rice, bread and pasta. View quote
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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)

Cynthia Kenyon

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Photo: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Scientist
Born: February 21, 1954
Quotes count: 21

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