Bowhead Whale's Genome Could Hold Clues to Longevity. To learn the secret behind aging gracefully, you may want to check out the bowhead whale, which boasts a lifespan topping 200 years.

The Bowhead whale may harbor the secret to longevity, according to a new study that describes its genome. Native to the Arctic, the bowhead is big and strong and can live 200 years, possibly the ...

Now, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of the 66-foot bowhead whale — a step that might finally yield some answers regarding its amazing longevity. Their results, ...

The bowhead whale is the longest-living mammal on Earth with a life span of up to 200 years. Now, scientists have assembled its genome in the hope of learning some of its life-prolonging secrets.

There are an estimated 10,000 bowhead whales worldwide, up from about 3,000 when hunting peaked in the 1920s, according to the National Marine Fisheries Services. Follow Becky Oskin @beckyoskin .

Hints from the bowhead whale genome published nearly a decade ago predicted that the mammals may use this alternate strategy (SN: 1/6/15). “But you need actual experiments to actually validate ...

Like bowhead and right whales, these were also almost wiped out by whaling. Scientists currently assume they live about 80 or 90 years, but that’s what we believed about bowhead and right whales ...

Bowhead whales may carry their babies for as long as 23 months, although more research is needed to confirm the finding. By Miriam Fauzia For animals that humans almost drove into extinction ...

Bowhead whales are large, baleen whales that can grow up to around 60 feet. They are one of the most long-lived species in the world, with some living up to 200 or older.

Scientists found that bowhead whales have extra copies of these protective genes. The gene TP53, known as the “guardian of the genome,” plays a key role.

Cancer-evading bowhead whales of the Arctic possess a highly specialised mechanism to protect their DNA, according to a new study that may lead to better ways of achieving longevity in humans.