TED Talks: Cynthia Kenyon on Experiments That Hint of Longer Lives
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Biochemist Cynthia Kenyon speaks at TED... View Full Size
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, are pointing to how we might one day significantly extend youthful human life.
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