A new genetic analysis has revealed potential clues to the longevity secrets of a giant tortoise named Jonathan, the world’s oldest land animal. Researchers say the findings could eventually inform treatments aimed at slowing age-related cellular decline in humans. 
Believed to be 194 years old, Jonathan is an Aldabra giant tortoise — a species native to the islands of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean — and he has spent most of his life on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory.
Giant tortoises are among the longest-lived land animals on Earth, with some records indicating they can regularly survive for more than a century. But Jonathan, approaching his 200th birthday, is an extreme example in this already special group. Read More...
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