Thanks , I found it after clicking through to the actual nature paper, where it’s a detail buried deep down in the paper. They really should have mentioned it up front.
I like ChromeOS but really having two different operating systems is a liability.
Despite all the effort they've put into it, chromeOS is worse at running Android apps than android tablets except for support for having them in resizable windows.
All they need to do is improve the support for a laptop mode on android and make chrome on android in the laptop mode equivalent to chrome on ChromeOS and they can kill ChromeOS entirely.
It makes no sense to have to choose between two operating systems
You should be able to get a fully compatible android like experience in tablet mode and a chromebook like experience in laptop mode all in one os
And the ChromeOS like experience should be available on any android tablet if you use it with a keyboard
Suppose that we were able to develop a drug that would allow people to regrow lost limbs through gene editing.
Do you think that such a drug should not be given to anyone who lost a limb due in an accident that was partly due to their own poor judgement because it was "down to choices made"?
Also, is there something special about gene editing that means it should not be used for these situations? Or if you go outside when it's icy and fall and break a bone, should the hospital refuse to treat you since that was your own fault?
I can't see how genetic modification would be the correct way to treat such injuries.
Maybe substances that can trigger epigenetic effects would be more relevant to such things. I understand a Japanese team is working on a means of triggering tooth regrowth by means of an injection. I've got no problem with that. Or something like Skele-Gro from Harry Potter either.
That's really not true at all. For example, rabbits love sweet stuff like fruit and will readily kill themselves by eating too much, which causes their delicate hindgut fermenter digestive system to shut down.
Like humans, they simply aren't adapted to conditions where they have unlimited sugary food like fruit, so they will eat too much when given the opportunity.
How is that "like humans"? Rabbits and humans have completely different digestion and physiologies, the former relying on hindgut fermentation. No human has ever died from eating too much fruit, period.
> Which are crafted by individuals with strong financial ties to the meat, dairy, or egg industries, thus should be disregarded by any reasonable person.
The RFK jr version of the food pyramid now moves meat and dairy to the biggest section of the pyramid
It's not really different than losing weight by any other method in that respect.
There is always the risk of regaining weight unless you continue to do whatever caused you to lose weight (e.g. restricting calories) to some extent.
I guess a "cure" would be good but since we don't have one having to periodically go back on glp drugs if you gain weight is no different from periodically having to go on a diet if you gain weight.
On the other hand most people tend to naturally gain weight pretty slowly (e.g. a pound a year) so having to go on glp drugs for a period every few years wouldn't even be that bad, especially if they're available in pill form.
IIRC plaque is mineralized by saliva in the same way as tooth enamel, so something that changes saliva in a way that prevents tartar from forming might be reducing the amount of calcium in your saliva in a way that could potentially ultimately not be good for your teeth.
The thing is, even people who are obese and gaining weight over time are usually just eating a tiny calorie surplus each day.
If people take GLP-1 meds and get down into the normal range, at that point even if they stay on the drugs, they're going to have to adjust the dose so they stop losing weight again (without gaining weight).
This means that even if everyone who's overweight or obese started taking GLP-1 drugs and started losing weight right now, the reduction in food consumption would still be limited and short term.
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