Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole rats offer tantalizing hints

Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02488-3Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.

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Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole rats offer tantalizing hints

Nature, Published online: 07 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02488-3Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.

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