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

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

Native to the arctic waters of the northern hemisphere, the Bowhead whale can live for centuries, and now scientists think ...

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

The Pol-theta enzyme (blue) joins two parts of a broken DNA strand (yellow). This process is mutagenic and can give rise to cancer. LA JOLLA, CA—DNA repair proteins act like the body’s editors, ...

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

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

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

A cold-activated protein that mends damaged DNA could play a part in keeping the bowhead whale in tip-top shape.

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

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