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Comment Re:Scary (Score 1) 573

Yes. You can have your nuclear toys, but not bad bad North Koreans... They took their cue from Iraqis, Serbs, and many others that were trampled - because they didn't have nuclear weapons. Stop invading others, and need for nuclear deterrence will disappear. And don't get me started on humanitarian interventions. Why you didn't intervene in Georgia or Sudan?

Comment Reduced oxygen levels to increase lifespan (Score 1) 639

It has been known for a while that lifespan can be increased with a special diet.

Looking at plants where metabolic rates are low and lifespans are often enormous, I started wondering whether it would be possible to increase animal lifespan by reducing oxygen intake
(from 21 to 18% in the air they breathe, for example).
This would slow down the metabolic rate and oxidation, and hopefully increase the lifespan.

Has this been tried yet in animals and what is your opinion about this?

Thank you.

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