Learn how a sample from the tortoise Jonathan’s mouth revealed youthful patterns in his gene regulators that may help explain ...

Scientists sequenced the genome of Jonathan, a 194-year-old Aldabra tortoise, and found variants tied to DNA repair, telomere upkeep and more.

A study of Jonathan's genome and epigenome finds preserved regulation in key cellular pathways, with important limits.

Colossal Biosciences CEO Ben Lamm says bringing extinct species back can contribute to conservation, healthcare and ...

Genotyping nearly 64,000 SNPs in more than 1,700 white-tailed deer allowed researchers to trace individual animals to within ...

Jonathan, a giant tortoise who has lived on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena for almost two centuries, could ...

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Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise, is about 194 years old and the oldest land animal alive today. Discoveries about his ...

A new engineered gene-editing system, proven in bacteria and showing promise for use in plants, animals and humans, addresses ...

Deep in the waters of South America lives an air-breathing fish and it has just won a title nobody quite expected. Scientists have now read the genetic code of the South American lungfish, Lepidosiren ...

Jonathan, the 194-year-old giant tortoise, has the supergenes of a five-year-old to stop his cell batteries from running down, scientists have found.

As waves of humans left Africa tens of thousands of years ago, eventually populating the entire planet, they were joined on ...