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How a tiny worm helped unlock the biology of aging |
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| | | By Dominique Mosbergen
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| In the 1990s, longevity research was a bit of a joke, says Cynthia Kenyon, a pioneer in the field who now heads aging research at Calico Life Sciences, the longevity biotech backed by Google's parent company Alphabet. "This whole area of science had been like a cesspool," she says. | But Kenyon made a discovery in a miniscule worm that turned the field on its head—suddenly the impossible seemed perhaps plausible: that the aging process could be slowed down. I chatted with Kenyon about her groundbreaking discovery and her excitement for the future of longevity research. | | If you have a minute, please take our quick survey to help us better understand who you are and which health topics interest you most. | |
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