What controls aging? Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon has found a simple genetic mutation that can double the lifespan of a simple worm, C. elegans. The lessons from that discovery and others point to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life.
Cynthia Kenyon, Biochemist, geneticist
“When it comes to aging well, having “good genes” (or rather, mutant ones) is key, says Cynthia Kenyon. She unlocked the genetic secret of longevity in roundworms — and now she’s working to do the same for humans.”
Reference: https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_kenyon_experiments_that_hint_of_longer_lives?language=en
Experiments that hint of longer lives