World’s oldest person had a young microbiome and ‘exceptional genome’

James Woodford at New Scientist: Between 17 January 2023 and 19 August 2024, María Branyas Morera, of Spain, was officially the world’s oldest person, until she died aged 117 years and 168 days. To uncover the secrets of her extraordinary longevity, a team of researchers has done a deep dive into he.