Author: Cynthia Kenyon

Quotes

I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It took quite a long time for me to realize there are better ways.

I was one of those kids who was always seeking the truth, and I first looked for truth by reading novels. It took quite a long time for me to realize there are better ways.

- Cynthia Kenyon

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.

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

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.

It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.

- Cynthia Kenyon

I was a little truth seeker as a child. I wanted more than anything to understand myself and also other people.

I was a little truth seeker as a child. I wanted more than anything to understand myself and also other people.

- Cynthia Kenyon

The hope is that if we can increase youthfulness, we can postpone age-related diseases.

The hope is that if we can increase youthfulness, we can postpone age-related diseases.

- Cynthia Kenyon

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

- Cynthia Kenyon

It's possible that we could change a human gene and double our life span. I don't know if that's true, but we can't rule that out.

It's possible that we could change a human gene and double our life span. I don't know if that's true, but we can't rule that out.

- Cynthia Kenyon

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