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Nearly 200-Year-Old Tortoise Offers Its Epigenome to Aging Science
Original: Nearly 200-year-old Tortoise Becomes First to Contribute Extraordinary Epigenome to Aging Research https://www. goodnews
Researchers have produced the first epigenome from a giant tortoise nearly 200 years old, marking the reptile as an unprecedented contributor to aging research. Scientists say the animal's extreme longevity makes its genetic markings unusually valuable for understanding how aging works. The story is being shared widely among science and health readers, with many celebrating the tortoise's unusual place in research history.
Why now: The exceptional age of the tortoise and the promise its epigenome holds for aging research make the story notable and highly shareable.
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