In the early ’90s, we discovered mutations that could double the normal life span of worms. Cynthia Kenyon Read Quote
You could have two completely different careers if you could stay healthy to 90. How fascinating that would be. Cynthia Kenyon Read Quote
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. Cynthia Kenyon Read Quote
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. Cynthia Kenyon Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
