This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age

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Aug 22, 2026, 11:14 pm94 ptsTrending
Greenland sharks may live for 400 years without suffering the kind of retinal decline normally associated with aging. Researchers found healthy eye tissue and active proteins specially adapted for seeing blue light in the dim Arctic depths. DNA repair mechanisms may help keep their eyes functioning across…

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