Researchers find the longest-living mammal is particularly good at fixing faulty DNA – and cold water may help Researchers find the longest-living mammal is particularly good at fixing faulty DNA – and cold water may help With a maximum lifespan of more than 200 years, the bowhead whale lives longer than any other mammal. But how the 80-tonne beasts survive so long has never been fully explained. Now scientists have found hints of an answer and are drawing up plans to see whether the same

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