Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Aging Research

A giant tortoise called Jonathan reinforces what we know from humans about healthy aging, say scientists, only the difference is that Jon is almost 200. Researchers have been conducting genetic tests on Jonathan who, at an estimated 194-years-old, is believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal. They say their findings suggest that it’s […] The post Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Aging Research appeared first on Good News Network.

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