Tag Archive for 'Aldabrachelys gigantea'

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). Image credit: Dennis Hansen, Universität Zürich.

Scientists Sequence Chromosome-Level Genome of Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Oct 12, 2022 by News Staff

Researchers have for the first time assembled the high-quality chromosome-level genome of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), one of only...

Chelonoidis abingdonii. Image credit: Quesada et al, doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0733-x.

Giant Tortoise Genomes Provide Insights into Gigantism, Longevity and Age-Related Disease

Dec 5, 2018 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of researchers from Yale University, the University of Oviedo in Spain, the Galapagos Conservancy, and the Galapagos National Park Service has sequenced...