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What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better

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By Carolyn Johnson Verified, Katty Huertas
| National Post Verified
Across the animal kingdom evolution has given rise to vast age gaps and a growing scientific quest to understand them Researchers are turning to the longest-lived animals for the secrets of longevity that might be used for humans. /Getty Images/iStockphoto A humble mollusk can live to 507. The oldest Greenland Sharks navigate deep, dark Arctic waters for longer than America has existed. And the wrinkly, cancer-resistant naked mole rat can live well into its 30s, a veritable rodent Methuselah.
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What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better

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By Katty Huertas
| Chatham-Kent This Week Verified
Across the animal kingdom evolution has given rise to vast age gaps and a growing scientific quest to understand them Author of the article: Carolyn Y. Johnson, Katty Huertas, Washington Post Published Mar 14, 2026  •  9 minute read Researchers are turning to the longest-lived animals for the secrets of longevity that might be used for humans. Photo by undefined undefined /Getty Images/iStockphoto Article content A humble mollusk can live to 507.
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What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better

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By Carolyn Johnson Verified, Katty Huertas
| Fort Saskatchewan Record Verified
Advertisement oop Skip to Content Across the animal kingdom evolution has given rise to vast age gaps and a growing scientific quest to understand them • Researchers are turning to the longest-lived animals for the secrets of longevity that might be used for humans. /Getty Images/iStockphoto A humble mollusk can live to 507. The oldest Greenland Sharks navigate deep, dark Arctic waters for longer than America has existed.
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