The 507-Year Clam And The Mitochondria Trick That Might Slow Human Ageing
How a silent shellfish from Iceland is forcing scientists to rethink what really controls lifespan. A small brown clam that lived off Iceland was already 100 years old when Shakespeare was born. When scientists finally counted its shell rings, they realised it had reached 507 years before it died in 2006. That animal, the ocean … Read more