CNN —The Greenland shark is known to be elusive, for years effectively hiding its most astounding traits. By studying the longevity mechanisms of the Greenland shark, scientists could also gain more insight into how to potentially extend the human lifespan, the authors said. A Greenland shark swims above the seafloor at a depth of 738 feet (225 meters) in Disko Bay in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. But the scientists hope their work on the Greenland shark genome will ultimately help the species’ conservation, Hoffman said. And that would … improve DNA repair in humans.”There are a lot of environmental influences that damage human DNA, such as sunlight or smoking.

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Persons: ”, Steve Hoffman, “, Hoffman, John Fleng Steffensen, Dr, Arne Sahm, —, Nicole Phillips, Phillips, Sahm, ” Phillips, Toby Daly, Engel, it’s, we’ve, doesn’t, Vera Gorbunova, Gorbunova Organizations: CNN, Research, Leibniz, Aging, Ruhr University Bochum, University of Southern, International Union for Conservation, USA, Florida Institute of Technology, Florida Tech Shark Conservation, Daly, University of Rochester Locations: Greenland, Germany, Disko Bay, Qeqertarsuaq, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Canada's Nunavut, Melbourne, New York