Scientists sequence Lonesome George’s genome, find genes associated with long life and giant size
Lonesome George is dead -- but his story is still alive, written in a genome whose secrets we are just ...
Tag: Giant tortoise
Giant Galapagos tortoise extinct for 150 years might still be alive
[caption id="attachment_11074" align="alignnone" width="448" caption="Giant Galapagos Tortoises in Isabela Island, Galapagos. Adults of large subspecies can weigh over 300 kilograms ...