The longest-living vertebrates in the world are Greenland sharks. They live for up to 400 years deep down in the waters of ...

The long-living sharks aren't as blind as once thought and have DNA repair mechanisms that may help prevent their vision from ...

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual organs throughout millions of years of evolution for a reason. The ...

Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.

In a UC Irvine office, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk studies a video that has changed her view of a deep-sea legend. “You see it ...

A new analysis of the eyes of some of the longest-lived animals on Earth could provide molecular clues about long-lasting ...

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk sits in her office, eyes fixed on the computer monitor in front of her. "You see it move its eye," says the UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics, ...

Greenland sharks maintain sharp vision for centuries, revealing powerful DNA repair and eye-protection strategies that may ...

Greenland sharks' eyes never seem to get old. Plus, exactly how flawless is the greatest eye in the sky, the James Webb Space ...

The longest living vertebrate on Earth may have a thing or two to teach us about maintaining our eyesight into old age. New ...

Greenland sharks possess a DNA repair mechanism that maintains vision over centuries, preventing retinal degeneration despite extreme conditions. The sharks' visual system is well-adapted to dim light ...

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