'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth

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

Ancalagon

He doesn't look a day over 90!

pil0u

Can't we just appreciate that exceptionality as it is? Somehow, I wish we would leave that creature alone. For once.

samudrijan

In the Leftovers people think living in Jarden is why they were left. Maybe St Helena is the new Jarden.

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.

repeekad

> the samples were delivered from Saint Helena to Florida by the U.S. Space Force. ...why space force?

verdverm

he's so old, he's completely lost the hare /j

antonvs

> Stephen Clark, an aging researcher Shouldn’t they find a younger researcher?

calacatta

Every couple Summers Me and a couple hunters Like to row in from the Isle of Astonishing M* erf* ers

totetsu

Why was the us space force involved?

throwaway2046

https://archive.ph/jHHYp

usernametaken29

Hell yeah I’m down to become a turtle. Lay by the beach. Eat kelp. Awesome