A cool discovery about long-lived bowhead whales

Now researchers think they know why: Bowhead whales are very good at repairing damaged DNA, which leads to many ailments ...

Life Lessons From (Very Old) Bowhead Whales

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...
Nature

This whale lives for centuries: its secret could help extend human lifespan

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.
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Bowhead Whales Live Long Lives. Do They Hold the Key to Human Longevity?

With a lifespan of over 200 years, bowhead whales are remarkably resistant to age-related illnesses like cancer. Now, a new ...
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Bowhead Whales Can Live For 200 Years – This May Explain Their Extraordinary Longevity

The bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it?
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Bowhead whales boost DNA repair to live centuries and extend human longevity potential

Bowhead whales boost DNA repair to live centuries and extend human longevity potential Bowhead whale protein enhances ...
Earth.com

Bowhead whales can live for centuries - and we finally know how

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.
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Bowhead whale’s secret to long life revealed: precision DNA repair may hold clues for human aging

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...
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The bowhead whale balaena mysticetus : biology and human interactions edited by J.C. George, J.G.M. Thewissen

Section I: Basic Biology 1. Higher-Level Phylogeny of Baleen Whales 2. Fossil Record 3. The Stocks of Bowheads 4. Distribution and behavior of Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi bowhead whales as inferred by ...