Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives
• TED TalksWhat controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans.
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What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans.
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Their verdict: It’s not good, and probably bad.
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