World's Oldest Tortoise Could Help Foster Healthier Aging In Humans
The analysis compared Jonathan with tortoises 100 years younger and found DNA repair and telomere differences that may help explain aging resistance.
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Scientists have sequenced their genome for the first time, hoping that the world's oldest terrestrial animal can offer clues about the genetics of longevity.
At 194, Jonathan the giant tortoise knows about aging
Dr. Joe Hollins slides a thick welding glove onto his left hand and grips a cotton swab tightly in his right. He squats down to eye level with a 400-pound giant tortoise, cradles its head with his gloved hand and carefully wedges a finger into its mouth to prop open its razor-sharp beak. With his other hand, he tries to swab its cheek.
Jonathan is not just a giant tortoise, but the oldest living land animal, at 192 years old. An international research team studied his genome to identify the secrets of his longevity. Jonathan was born around 1832 in the Seychelles and was transferred in 1882 to St. Helena, a tropical island in the South Atlantic that […] The article Jonathan: The 194-year-old giant tortoise hides the secret to longevity – What researchers discovered appeared fi…
A nearly two-hundred-year-old giant tortoise named Jonathan, living on the island of Saint Helena, has become the subject of groundbreaking scientific research. The findings, published today in the prestigious journal Science Advances, point to mechanisms for extreme longevity and healthy aging. An international team of neuroscience and genomics experts, including from Vanderbilt University, the University of Cambridge, and the US-based Kallel F…
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