Commentary on Some Recent Theses Relevant to Combating Aging: February 2020.

Theses reviewed in this issue include "Automated Analysis of Quantitative Image Biomarkers from Low-Dose Chest CT Scans," "Design, Synthesis, and Delivery of a Self-Cleaving Replicon System Yielding Biologically Active MicroRNAs In Vivo," "Mechanisms of Physiological Amyloidogenesis," "Programming and Reprogramming Neural Cell Types Using Synthetic Transcription Factors," "Targeted Drug Delivery via Exploitation of the Tumor Microenvironment," and "Towards Clinically-Relevant Cell-Transplant-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Liver Diseases." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]