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Life Lessons from (Very Old) #BowheadWhales
A #gene that helped #bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help #aging humans?
Some #whales caught in late 1900s had old #harpoon points lodged in their blubber that dated to the mid-1800s. By measuring the molecular damage that accumulates in the eyes, ears and eggs of bowhead whales, researchers have estimated that bowheads live as long as 268 years!
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/science/genetics-bowhead-whales-longevity.html
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"As global warming causes Arctic waters to heat up and sea ice to melt, #MarineAnimals adapted to a cloistered life are threatened by the arrival of other #aquaticmammals and by increases in human activity.
The three #whale species that live in the #arctic year-round— #narwhals, #belugas and #bowheads—are particularly at risk."
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-cloistered-arctic-whales-bigger-climate.html#!