Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

As humans age, we become more vulnerable to cancer and other diseases. Bowhead whales, however, can live for up to 200 years ...

Is the key to living over 200 hidden in the icy sea of the Arctic? The bowhead whale, an 80,000-kilogram insulating blubber ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...

Cold-activated DNA repair protein in bowhead whales boosts longevity and radiation resistance in lab tests, say media reports ...

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

Researchers have uncovered how specific DNA rearrangements called inverted triplications contribute to the development of various genetic diseases. The study reveals that during DNA repair, segments ...

A new study of the bizarre naked mole rat shows that the animals have evolved a DNA repair mechanism that could explain their ...

Deinococcus radiodurans is renowned for its extraordinary resistance to ionising radiation and other environmental stresses. This bacterium employs a combination of passive and active mechanisms to ...

Homologous recombination is a DNA repair mechanism that counteracts double-stranded breaks in DNA. Researchers at Kindai University have recently revealed how the Sae2 protein coordinates with the ...