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Great White Shark Genome Sequenced

posted by chromas on Wednesday February 20 2019, @01:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the now-jump-it dept.

takyon writes:

Shark DNA could help cure cancer and age-related illnesses in humans

The first map of great whites sharks' DNA has revealed "mutations" that protect the animals against cancer and other illnesses.

Scientists hope more research could help apply the findings to treating age-related illnesses in humans.

Great whites also have the ability to repair their own DNA - something we can't do.

The research was carried out by a team of scientists at the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Centre at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

Half man, half shark.

Also at Nova Southeastern University.

White shark genome reveals ancient elasmobranch adaptations associated with wound healing and the maintenance of genome stability (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1819778116) (DX)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @02:42AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @02:42AM (#803821)

    The absence of something does not confirm that it does not exist.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @02:59AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @02:59AM (#803829)

    The joke was that is just a hilariously false claim.

    Human DNA is repaired like 1 million times per day per cell.[1] Which (for ~30 trillion cells per human) amounts to about 30 quintillion times per day per person. For the entire human population (~7 billion), that means it is happening ~ 200 Octillion times per day (~2e29 times per day). Yet the BBC says it doesn't happen. Fake news.

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_repair [wikipedia.org]
    [2] https://www.healthline.com/health/number-of-cells-in-body [healthline.com]
    [3] http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ [worldometers.info]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @09:25AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 20 2019, @09:25AM (#803930)

      If the BBC says it didn't happen then it didn't happen.
      Now. Bend over. [pornhub.com]