David A. Sinclair

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First human trial of cellular rejuvenation therapy begins after two decades of research

Leading the scientific vision behind the first human reprogramming trial

In 2006, Shinya Yamanaka showed that four genes could rewind an adult cell all the way back to an embryonic-like state. Twenty years later, a stripped-down version of that technique is being injected into human eyes for the first time.

Updated May 30