Bowhead whales may have a cancer-defying superpower: DNA repair
The ability could help the marine mammals live for more than 200 years
![An overhead photo of a black bowhead whale mother with a smaller gray bowhead whale child swimming on the surface of icy water.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/060123_mr_bowhead-whales_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Bowhead whales (a mother and calf shown here) are the world’s longest living mammals. Enhanced ability to repair DNA may be key to their longevity.
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