Jonathan the Tortoise, Nearly 200, Reveals Genetic Secrets to Long Life
'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth
Scientists have sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise and the world's oldest land animal, finding unique variants in DNA repair, insulin regulation, and mitochondrial function. His mitochondrial methylome is unusually pristine, resembling that of a five-year-old tortoise. The study, published in Science Advances, offers clues for extending human healthspan.
We actually compared him to a five-year-old tortoise, so we had 189 years of difference between the methylomes. No one's ever done that, even in humans, because no humans live that long.
- thelastgallon
We don’t need to cure death. Just hair loss and old skin, it will create $50T market cap in new companies.
- Zizizizz
Reminds me of one of my favourite SNL sketches: https://youtu.be/kq8Xlbb3bOw?is=ymUnd9aG6B1kE_NJ
- scun
> The results revealed that Jonathan has “unique gene variants in most aging pathways” including DNA repair, insulin regulation, mitochondrial function, and “low entropy” methylation, reports the study.
min-maxing longevity vs speed and charisma
- usernametaken29
Hell yeah I’m down to become a turtle. Lay by the beach. Eat kelp. Awesome
- pythonRon
The goal is to lengthen human lifespan? Like the planet doesn't have enough humans already.
- throwaway2046
- totetsu
Why was the us space force involved?
- dyauspitr
Interesting so the oldest land animal hasn’t cracked 200 but stuff that lives in the sea can go for five or 600 years or more.