‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death
‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death
Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, was born before the Civil War. Scientists have now sequenced his genome to reveal what’s behind his extreme longevity, so we can live longer too.
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the details of this article provide a glimpse of how slow science moves. as slow as jonathan himself.
just getting that DNA sample itself must have been tortuous!
Published
2026
Summary
Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra giant tortoise, was born before the Civil War. Scientists have now sequenced his genome to reveal what’s behind his extreme longevity, so we can live longer too.
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