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SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 7, 2026, 6:00 PM

194-year-old tortoise has exceptional DNA repair systems that fight off ageing

New Scientist · global

The genome of Jonathan the giant tortoise, a 194-year-old resident of St Helena island, has been probed to understand how he has been alive for more than double his species’ average life expectancy

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