🧬 Genetic analysis of DNA from an old tortoise and samples from other giant tortoises of the Galapagos — which can live more than 100 years in captivity — found they possessed several gene variants linked to DNA repair, immune response, and cancer suppression not possessed by shorter-lived vertebrates!⁠ ⁠ _____⁠ ⁠ 🎥 courtesy of: jayprehistoricpets⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #oldtortoise #tortoise #turtle #genes #dna #galapagostortoise #science #biology