Filmmaker Winston Carter joins us to talk about a new technique to extend the lifespan of fruit flies, how amazingly good face detection algorithms have become and a way to turn skin cells into motor neurons.

WE'VE MADE FRUIT FLIES IMMORTAL

http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-biologists-slow-aging-extend-lifespan-of-fruit-flies

BAD NEWS FOR INCOGNITO MOVIESTARS AND ANTIFA PROTESTORS

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146703-even-a-mask-wont-hide-you-from-the-latest-face-recognition-tech/

TURNING SKIN INTO MOTOR NEURONS

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170907132836.htm

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