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400-year-old sharks could hold the secret to long life

05-Jul-2017

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Greenland sharks are the longest living vertebrate on the planet.

Arctic University of Norway have sequenced the whole nuclear genome of almost 100 sharks.

DNA obtained from tiny clippings from sharks which are caught on a line and released.

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Kim Praebel

Professor and Group leader at the University of Tromsø.

University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)

Public research university in Tromso, Norway.

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Immortal Animals