A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient? By Carl Zimmer For more than 1,000 years, the ...

The bowhead whale’s remarkable lifespan and low cancer risk stem from a finely tuned DNA repair system driven by a unique protein, CIRBP. Scientists found that this mechanism not only preserves the ...

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The longest-lived mammal on Earth is the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), which lives more than 200 years. How do bowhead whales enjoy such longevity in the frigid Arctic Ocean? Scientists have ...

The remarkably long lifespan of bowhead whales could be due to an increased ability to repair DNA mutations, according to research published in Nature. The findings may offer new insights into the ...

The bowhead whale (Bowhead whale) is the longest-living mammal on Earth, surviving for over 200 years. Scientists recently identified the secret to its longevity, as reported by *The New York Times* ...

Bowhead whales—the only warm-blooded mammal that outlives humans—can survive for 200 years and seldom get age-related diseases like cancer. University of Rochester researchers discovered a new clue to ...

"What’s the top ranking of the longest living animal?” Mohamed Larbi Bahou asked Weird Animal Question of the Week. Some days it feels like it might be me. Kidding aside, humans these days live pretty ...

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 ...

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