Resveratrol was found to extend lifespan in organisms with a defined genetic pathway.

“Rob said hey you know what these two molecules look like resveratrol and so Conrad and I are like oh what's very very tall anyway I certainly was I didn't know much about resveratrol but I googled it and it comes up with i'll suspect an ingredient for red wine but it was an interesting time because we were it was the first molecule that that I can recall was clearly lifespan extending in an organism that you had a defined genetic pathway that wasn't just found off the shelf we really knew the pathway”