{
  "id": 14600882,
  "title": "A 194-Year-Old Tortoise May Hold Some Clues to Longer Life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/a-194-year-old-tortoise-may-hold-some-clues-to-longer-life",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:42:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20261015-353634/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The world’s oldest-known terrestrial animal, an Aldabra giant tortoise named Jonathan and estimated to be about 194 years old, may owe his extraordinary longevity to a combination of genetic traits and an ability to keep key cellular systems functioning in a more youthful way, according to scientists.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}