In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal, the bowhead whale, revealing a mechanism that could potentially prolong the human lifespan ...

Sir2, an enzyme belonging to sirtuins, has been effectively involved in the deacetylation of proteins. A tandem allosteric ...

These species have evolved to survive extreme environments and live far beyond what we typically associate with animal lifespans.

Learn more about bowhead whales and how they routinely see out their 200th birthday — and this DNA-repair protein might just ...

Long dismissed as evolutionary leftovers, segments of DNA once labeled “junk” may now offer a novel way to kill off deadly ...

An international team led by researchers from King's College London (KCL) has now found that stubbornly persistent blood ...

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.

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

Two companion studies published in Cancer Research by scientists at Moffitt Cancer Center identify distinct but complementary ...

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

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

King’s College London researchers discovered that parts of our DNA once thought to be “junk” can actually help destroy cancer ...