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☆ Greenland sharks have massive genomes. Scientists think they could be the reason behind 400-year-long lifespans
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

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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☆ Navalny is the latest in a long line of Putin critics who met an early death
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —When Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny returned to Russia in 2021, there were many who feared he would face an untimely end. The Kremlin has said it is investigating the critic’s death, the circumstances of which were not immediately clear. After his death, opposition leader Ilya Yashin said his friend had been working on a report about Russian troops and their involvement in Ukraine. Nemtsov’s death came two days before he was set to lead an opposition rally in the Russian capital. Alexander PerepilichnyyOver the years, suggestions have emerged of the possible use of a rare plant poison in the death of Russian financier Alexander Perepilichnyy.

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Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines of their homeland to fight on Moscow's side in the war, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. The news agency said Tuesday the soldiers swore allegiance to Russia when they joined the battalion, which entered service last month. The Institute for the Study of War in Washington said there have been previous reports of Ukrainian POWs being asked to “volunteer” for the battalion. Earlier this year, Russian media reported about 70 Ukrainian POWs joined the battalion. Given the location of the unit, Hird said she expected the Ukrainian POWs would be deployed to the front lines in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

Persons: ”, Yulia Gorbunova, Nick Reynolds, Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Karolina Hird, ” Hird, Hird, Reynolds Organizations: RIA Novosti, Associated Press, Ukrainian, Russian Defense Ministry, AP, Human Rights Watch, Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute Locations: Russia, Russian, Geneva, Ukraine, London, Washington, Moscow, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, russia, ukraine

☆ Putin, drink in hand, blames Ukraine for Russia's bombing of its energy infrastructure: 'Who started it?'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( John Haltiwanger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Putin blamed Ukraine for Russia's bombing of civilian infrastructure. Top human rights groups have decried Russia's attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure as a war crime. "There's a lot of noise about our strikes on the energy infrastructure of a neighboring country," Putin said, per BBC News. Russia has responded to these apparent Ukrainian attacks with waves of missile strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure — attacks that top human rights groups have decried as war crimes. Russia's attacks on civilian infrastructure have left millions without water and electricity as the harsh winter begins in Ukraine.

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