Name: Experiments that hint of longer lives
Uploaded: 2011-11-17T16:03:54Z
Duration: 16 min 6 s
Description: 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.

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.

Cynthia Kenyon: Experiments that hint of longer lives

Experiments that hint of longer lives

Discovering a single gene mutation in worms that doubles their lifespan hints at new horizons for extending human youth and health.

Aging isn't an unalterable process; longevity genes like daf-2 and FOXO suggest we could one day delay aging and age-related diseases.

Insights from worms to humans: genetic pathways influencing lifespan open doors to potential treatments for extending healthy lives.