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56 is excellent! I only mention their heart rate because this is "in mice" on steroids. Bowhead whales also take about twice as long to sexually mature as we do. They're living their whole life at a slower pace. CIRBP prevents cell death due to hypothermia so this is probably good for a whale that lives in Arctic waters. CIRBP is associated with both the prevention and proliferation of different cancers. It's also associated, both positively and negatively with different aspects of Alzheimer's. There will probably be targeted treatments for certain conditions in the future but upregulating this simply for potential longevity benefits will be risky.

Right, that makes sense. We cannot take that which occurred in some cells and extrapolate to an entire organism that has a completely different developmental timeline and physiology. I do hope there could be targeted treatments that are drawn from this, though. That would be great for humanity.