logoalt Hacker News

emptybitstoday at 5:29 PM1 replyview on HN

IANAB but lobsters are worth a look. They apparently do not get slower or weaker or even lose fertility as they age. And apparently Greenland Sharks might live for 300-500 years, are immune to cancers, and their DNA can repair itself. Maybe leaving the ocean was our ancestors' mistake.


Replies

cryzingertoday at 7:36 PM

Greenland sharks are interesting because they do everything slowly, including aging. Our best guess is that pregnant Greenland sharks have at least a decade-long gestation period. Which seems like an adaptation to cold and relatively barren environments?