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USAID cuts linked to violence, unexpected parallels between humans and bacteria, and how to rule the world

First up on the podcast, Senior International Correspondent Richard Stone joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the surprising commonalities between our immune systems and the tools bacteria use to defend themselves against viruses. These unexpected parallels have become rich ground ...  Show more

Fighting deepfakes, and using bacteria to deliver medicine inside the body

First up on the podcast, Meagan Cantwell produced a segment with Contributing Correspondent Kai Kupferschmidt on the fight against deepfakes. Kupferschmidt talks with Hany Farid, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, about the never-ending battle against fake image ...  Show more

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