Jonathan the 194-Year-Old Tortoise Has Its Genome Sequenced
rand_longevity · x · 2026-10-27
Jonathan, a 194-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise and the oldest living land animal, has had its genome sequenced. He carries unique variants in most known aging-related pathways — effectively nature's existing solution to longevity that research could learn to copy.
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