Being toxic to an insect or human doesn't mean it will have any effect on a virus.

IIRC the reason nicotine is poisonous to humans is because it binds to receptors involved in nerve function, which in turn are required to control muscles.

You are using the wrong algorithm for filled circles. IIRC MS Paint uses an algorithm based on the mathematical formula for a circle, which creates a pointy out pixel which looks a bit out of place.

The amount of CO2 human bodies emits is negligable. Methane from cow farts are a significant source of greenhouse gasses though. There should be fincancial incentives for more environmentally friendly diets. As well as greater taxes for air travel. In england it is cheaper to fly than travel by train.

A couple do things have to happen in tandem: 1. Switching to a predominantly plant based diet. Not necessarily fake meat, but reducing our animal protein coming from CAFOs. 2. Restoring habitat because we are a super apex predator and we need ecosystems below us to be functioning well. Insect loss and disappearing bird and reptile population is a scary warning sig. We can achieve habitat rehab with reforestation and rewilding 50% of land mass. It’s a start. 3. Protect marine health and eco system. After all, life on earth is only because of the oceans. 4. Bring most if not all food production indoors. 5. Find alt. Energy with a mix of clean nuclear, renewables and fossil fuels. 6. Bring population down to carrying capacity. There is no way avoiding the issue of depopulation. It is possible with non transferable 1/2 surviving child per person so we have genetic diversity. Alternatively, we can incentivize responsible rationed procreation if they have 1 or no children ..but this would lead to a class system. Procreation shouldn’t be penalized but there is no need to incentivize what is essentially bad for our planet. 7. For the above point, we must develop anti aging and genetic repair and tech to extract and preserve genetic material.

Do the bags specify how many servings they contain? My guess is that the salad is also expensive because it's about the only ingredient that can't be stored for the next 10k years without going off.

I think the fact that the subjects suffer from Progeria (a syndrome that causes early ageing) is significant. There are other effects of ageing (such as damage to DNA in mitochondria from oxidative stress reducing a cell's ability to generate energy) that may not be displayed early alongside other symptoms of progeria and that this treatment would not do anything to alleviate.

I agree in that I'd much rather read terse expressive code than pages of dribble convey anything meaningful, having seen a lot of verbose code too. That said, code should be well formed. When I started out in C I only used curly braces when I needed to. After creating several bugs stemming from this I now add them as a rule of thumb. That particular issue is compounded here by the fact that multiple statements are shoved on a single line - also poor form.

The article is misleading. Longer telomeres don't mean longer life. Telomeres in mice are 4 times as long as those found in humans and they are particularly susceptible to damage from oxidative stress.