Futures in Biotech

Nov 24th 2008

Futures in Biotech 36

Avoiding Death, Not Taxes with Dr. Cynthia Kenyon

Hosted by Marc Pelletier

Dr. Kenyon explores the genes that regulate aging...

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Category: News

Our guest is Dr. Cynthia Kenyon; Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco, Director of the Larry L. Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging.

We are back into a world leading lab to discuss the genetics of aging. Can it be controlled? You bet, and the implications are enormous. When these findings translate to the clinic, it will truly be a game changer for humanity.

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