
Cynthia Kenyon
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Cynthia Kenyon is a renowned molecular biologist whose groundbreaking research in the 1990s on the nematode C. elegans revealed that genetic modifications could significantly extend lifespan, opening new avenues in the study of aging and longevity.
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Cynthia Kenyon conducted landmark experiments suggesting that tweaking a gene could double the lifespan of nematodes.
‘To them, ageing is a technical problem that can, and will, be fixed’: how the rich and powerful plan to live for ever | Health & wellbeingThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-09-28











