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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago

‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death

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‘Jonathan’ Is the Oldest Land Animal on Earth. He Could Hold the Secrets to Defying Death

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month ago
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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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    I feel like T-Rex were quite fast. I have no reason to think that but I know they could run my shit down

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      (Is what I think they were alluding to)

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        Ohhh that makes more sense

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      That’s why you move slow. They just run past ya repeatedly until they give up.

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