May we all live that long RIP
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He was still young, as they live up to a researched 200 years.
I'm hoping they decide to clone him or at least try to extract this species DNA from the tortoises on the island that share 50% of the DNA.
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unfortunately cloning does not work that way. If lonesome george died of old age his clone would not be viable unless they have a tissue sample from years ago. Genes actually 'age' which is what causes aging. Telomers are chopped off of the end of genes everytime a strand of dna replicates. Once they run out, no new cells can be made and death occurs. A clone will be born at the same genetic age as the tissue sample. It will be born looking fresh and new, but it wont be able to live for long.