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Why do some people age beautifully? An Instagram survey Disclaimer : I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. I would be using words like 'more beautiful' or 'better looking' in this post, however, those do not refer to comparisons between different people. They are only used in the context of comparing the appearances during the youth and the older age of the same individual. Background Have you noticed that older people have longer nose and ears? Did you know that our nose and ears never stop growing?  Well, that is not exactly true. Our skin has a layered structure, with top layer (that we can see) called as epidermis, and the layer beneath it, called as dermis. Collagen is a structural protein that holds epidermis and dermis together. As we age, the collagen between the 2 layers breaks-down leading to sagging [1]. One can imagine that if the link between the two layers breaks, then the layers can slip over each other since there is nothing holding them

I hope everyone reading this post is safe, happy (Hard in Covid times, but we can try! 😛), and healthy. This post is my attempt at helping those who themselves or whose loved-ones have unfortunately been infected by Covid-19, in better understanding their RT-PCR Covid report.  I have written it in such a manner that it should be accessible to those of us who do not have an idea about molecular biology. Consequently, I have not gone into any details and have discussed various concepts quite superficially. Some of my relatives who got infected with Covid-19 (and all have recovered, thanks to God and the doctors!) were kind enough to share their reports with me. This allowed me to have a look at how an actual report looks like and also motivated me to write this post. What you need to know to understand this post (basic concepts): (Skip this section if you have ever done even a single molecular biology course)  1. COVID-19 is caused by a virus (called SARS-CoV2)  2. Virus is a very smal