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You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

- Cynthia Kenyon
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Just living longer and being sick is the worst. But the idea that you could have fewer diseases, and just have a healthy life and then turn out the lights, that's a good vision to have. And I think what we know about some of these pathways suggests that might be possible.

We are trying to find drugs, small molecules, that people could take to make them disease-resistant, more youthful and healthy. Eventually we will find them.

If I were a worm, I would rather be the long-lived mutant than the normal worm, that's for sure.

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

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

I eat some fruit every day, but not too much and almost no processed food. I stay away from sweets, except 80 per cent chocolate.

The idea that ageing was subject to control was completely unexpected.

Age is the biggest risk factor for many diseases. You're 100 times more likely to get a tumor at age 65 than age 35. It makes a huge difference. It gives a whole new meaning to preventive medicine.

Humans live a lot longer than dogs, and we don't suffer any penalty that I can see. We're superior in almost every way - they can smell better. But really, they can't drive cars, they can't do half the things we can. I don't understand why you can't live longer and be really fit.

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You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.

You would think that UV just causes mutations, but it doesn't; you need a gene to be active for it.