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An extremely old giant tortoise named Jonathan may hold the secret to a long, healthy life
An international collaboration led by a neurologist and experts in advanced genomics at Vanderbilt Health has coaxed one of the secrets of extreme longevity from a 194-year-old giant tortoise named Jonathan.
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An international collaboration led by a neurologist and experts in advanced genomics at Vanderbilt Health has coaxed one of the secrets of extreme longevity from a 194-year-old giant tortoise named Jonathan. Jonathan's secret involves entropy, the tendency of biological systems to become disordered over time.
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