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Cynthia Kenyon
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Cynthia Kenyon
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Browse Cynthia Kenyon's interviews, podcast appearances & video clips — 1 indexed from CBS Sunday Morning & Core Memory Podcast, updated Mar 2026.
Biologist and VP of Aging Research at Calico Life Sciences who discovered genetic life extension in worms.
Academic researcher cited for discovering genetic lifespan doubling in animals in the early 90s.
She became fascinated with longevity at just 8 years old and worked for legendary biologist Cynthia Kenyon as a child.
Cynthia Kenyon discovered that you can modify one gene and double the lifespan of an experimental animal.
You began volunteering in Cynthia Kenyon's lab when you were 12. I'm curious because obviously you were a very precocious 12-year-old, but being able to receive and interpret tacet knowledge in a scientific lab requires like a ton of context. So, I'm I'm curious how you would describe the most important things you learned in Cynthia's lab.
Arcmira tracks 1 indexed media appearances or mentions for Cynthia Kenyon, tied to source videos, channels, and transcript-derived context.
Arcmira uses indexed YouTube videos and transcripts. Representative source evidence on this page includes "Age and longevity" with transcript-derived context and links when available.
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"Academic researcher cited for discovering genetic lifespan doubling in animals in the early 90s."
"She became fascinated with longevity at just 8 years old and worked for legendary biologist Cynthia Kenyon as a child."
"Cynthia Kenyon discovered that you can modify one gene and double the lifespan of an experimental animal."
"You began volunteering in Cynthia Kenyon's lab when you were 12. I'm curious because obviously you were a very precocious 12-year-old, but being able to receive and interpret tacet knowledge in a scie..."
"Scientist who discovered genetic lifespan extension in animals."