Yeah, the life expectancy for Salarians is pretty, well. Bad.
That pic is from one of the first cutscenes of Destiny. I met him in the beta. Consider that this is in the first several minutes of the game, there is untold backstory and lore that needs to be established, this guy here is supposed to be convincing you to help or something, surely he will tell you a little bit about what is going on...
He says (paraphrased) "I could tell you about this, about that, about everything that is going on and has happened since your death..." And then he doesn't tell you a goddamn thing. It was at this point that the game lost me and I shut it off, never to return again.