Comment on Scientists Think This Animal Could Help Humans Live for 200 Years

UncleArthur@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I can go one step further. They provided their own handy summary.

  Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:

  • The longest-lived mammals on Earth, bowhead whales, contain longevity secrets that scientists hope could be applied to our own biology.
  • A new study analyzes gene repairing proteins and found that bowhead whales contain 100 times the concentration of CIRBP, a protein that repairs genetic damage known as double-strand breaks.
  • They also found that the specimens subjected to colder temperatures tended to produce more of these proteins, a nifty trick for a species that lives in arctic waters.

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