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As humans age, we become more susceptible to cancers and other diseases. That puts a sort of upper limit on how long human ...

Bigger animals such as whales and elephants, should have a higher risk of succumbing to cancer as they have more cells dividing over a longer period, leaving more room for mutations.

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

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This article discusses research by Dr. Lee J. Martin and his team on HIE, a leading cause of neonatal mortality ...

Nature's oldest creatures defy aging rules. Greenland sharks live nearly 400 years. Ocean quahogs reach over 500 years.

A body that weighs as much as a small airplane should face steep odds against cancer. You may expect that from a creature ...

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory found that Dicer, an ancient RNA-cutting protein shared by humans and yeast, ...

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

IN THE northernmost reaches of the globe, beneath thick sea ice, a bowhead whale can live for over two hundred years.These whales spend their winters in the depths of the ocean, coming up to breathe ...

In the icy waters of the Arctic lives a giant whose longevity challenges commonly accepted biological laws. The bowhead whale ...