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Can sharks live for over 400 years?
According to a
study, some sharks do that - they are the Greenland sharks. They can live for years
without tumours. This is a
case of intelligent design that keeps them alive.
Death came to the
world following Adam and Eves strategy in the Garden of Eden, from which they
were exiled and were subject to death, and also animals died.
A genomic study
may have revealed how Greenland sharks live for centuries and yet
rarely get cancer.
These sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) are slow-moving
dwellers of the deep that can reach more than 6 metres long and weigh over a
tonne. We know little
about their lives because they roam in dark, cold waters, but it is thought
they don’t reach sexual maturity until they are 150 years old and their
lifespan has been estimated at about 400 years, making them the
longest-living vertebrates that we know of.
Source:
Chris Simms 2025 The secret of how Greenland sharks can live cancer-free for 400 years | New Scientist 4 March
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