How Galapagos Giant Tortoises Live Cancer-Free for 100 Years
by Charlotte Hsu: Galápagos giant tortoises evolved to have extra copies of genes—called duplications— that may protect against the ravages of aging, including cancer, researchers report. The tortoises can weigh well over 300 pounds and often live over 100 years. Laboratory tests on Galápagos giant tortoise cells corroborate the idea that the animals have developed such defenses,…
