Author: Aubrey de Grey

Quotes

What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.

What I actually wanted to do with my life is make a difference to the world. That led me into science very quickly.

- Aubrey de Grey

There is no difference between saving lives and extending lives, because in both cases we are giving people the chance of more life.

There is no difference between saving lives and extending lives, because in both cases we are giving people the chance of more life.

- Aubrey de Grey

I don't work on longevity, I work on keeping people healthy.

I don't work on longevity, I work on keeping people healthy.

- Aubrey de Grey

I'm the chief science officer of a foundation that works on the application of regenerative medicine to the problem of aging.

I'm the chief science officer of a foundation that works on the application of regenerative medicine to the problem of aging.

- Aubrey de Grey

Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance.

Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance.

- Aubrey de Grey

The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field.

The biggest handicap in research is an ability to think outside the box. The handicap is being encumbered by all the conventional wisdom in a given field.

- Aubrey de Grey

What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to.

What I'm after is not living to 1,000. I'm after letting people avoid death for as long as they want to.

- Aubrey de Grey

If you look at winners of the Nobel Prize in biology, you'll find a fair smattering of people who don't know how to work a pipette.

If you look at winners of the Nobel Prize in biology, you'll find a fair smattering of people who don't know how to work a pipette.

- Aubrey de Grey

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