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Scientists Think This Animal Could Help Humans Live for 200 Years

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a69220091/bowhead-whale-protein/
UncleArthur @lemmy.world - 1mon

The Bowhead whale. Saved you a click.

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Quibblekrust @thelemmy.club - 1mon

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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blackbrook - 1mon

Is Popular Mechanics just general science articles these days? This doesn't seem related to the word "mechanics"...

Also WTF is with that image?

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HubertManne - 1mon

its like the weekly world news of science.

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