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Evidence for improved DNA repair in the long-lived bowhead whale

Firsanov, Denis, Zacher, Max, Tian, Xiao, Sformo, Todd L., Zhao, Yang, Tombline, Gregory, Lu, J. Yuyang, Zheng, Zhizhong, Perelli, Luigi, Gurreri, Enrico, Zhang, Li, Guo, Jing, Korotkov, Anatoly, Volobaev, Valentin, Biashad, Seyed Ali, Zhang, Zhihui, Heid, Johanna, Maslov, Alexander Y., Sun, Shixiang, Wu, Zhuoer, Gigas, Jonathan, Hillpot, Eric C., Martinez, John C., Lee, Minseon, Williams, Alyssa, Gilman, Abbey, Hamilton, Nicholas, Strelkova, Ekaterina, Haseljic, Ena, Patel, Avnee, Straight, Maggie E., Miller, Nalani, Ablaeva, Julia, Tam, Lok Ming, Couderc, Chloé, Hoopmann, Michael R., Moritz, Robert L., Fujii, Shingo, Pelletier, Amandine, Hayman, Dan J., Liu, Hongrui, Cai, Yuxuan, Leung, Anthony K. L., Zhang, Zhengdong, Nelson, C. Bradley, Abegglen, Lisa M., Schiffman, Joshua D., Gladyshev, Vadim N., Maley, Carlo C., Modesti, Mauro, Genovese, Giannicola, Simons, Mirre J. P., Vijg, Jan, Seluanov, Andrei, Gorbunova, Vera·2025·Nature
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Firsanov, D., Zacher, M., Tian, X., Sformo, T. L., Zhao, Y., Tombline, G., Lu, J. Y., Zheng, Z., Perelli, L., Gurreri, E., Zhang, L., Guo, J., Korotkov, A., Volobaev, V., Biashad, S. A., Zhang, Z., Heid, J., Maslov, A. Y., Sun, S., Wu, Z., Gigas, J., Hillpot, E. C., Martinez, J. C., Lee, M., Williams, A., Gilman, A., Hamilton, N., Strelkova, E., Haseljic, E., Patel, A., Straight, M. E., Miller, N., Ablaeva, J., Tam, L. M., Couderc, C., Hoopmann, M. R., Moritz, R. L., Fujii, S., Pelletier, A., Hayman, D. J., Liu, H., Cai, Y., Leung, A. K. L., Zhang, Z., Nelson, C. B., Abegglen, L. M., Schiffman, J. D., Gladyshev, V. N., Maley, C. C., Modesti, M., Genovese, G., Simons, M. J. P., Vijg, J., Seluanov, A., & Gorbunova, V.
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10.1038/s41586-025-09694-5
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