Cynthia Kenyon Worms Quotations

In the early '90s, we discovered mutations that could double the normal life span of worms.

There are lots of different strategies that an animal can use to survive. What a worm does is try to convert food into worms as soon as possible. In three days a single worm produces 300 progeny. So why put your resources into developing if you can make a brand-new worm in no time at all?

With worms you can just change genes at random and see if you can find a mutant that does what you want it to do.