The secret of how Greenland sharks can live cancer-free for 400 years
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March 4, 2025, 3:00 PM
- •Greenland sharks are the longest-living vertebrates that we know of, with a lifespan of up to 400 years.
- •They rarely get cancer, and a new study suggests that this may be due to a gene that helps to repair DNA damage.
- •The study also found that Greenland sharks have a high level of a protein that helps to protect cells from damage.
Greenland sharks live for centuries and rarely get cancer. A genomic study may have revealed how.
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