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

Sections of DNA once dismissed as dormant and useless could in fact be recruited to fight certain types of drug-resistant blood cancers, new research has revealed.

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

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

The phrase "biological clock" often brings to mind images of a mother's age and dwindling eggs. But two significant studies ...

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

In a study published this week in the journal Nature, researchers found that the key to the whales’ lifespans is a ...

Researchers have discovered a new genetic link to the most common type of bone cancer among children and young ...

HUMANS could live for centuries after scientists have cracked the DNA code of the longest living mammal. The bowhead whale that can live for more than 200 years could hold the key to prolonging ...

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

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