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[–] UncleArthur@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Bowhead whale. Saved you a click.

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 weeks ago

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.
[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

Also WTF is with that image?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

its like the weekly world news of science.