- CycSim, a web platform from Genoscope, predicts bacterial growth in defined media with specific gene knockouts, offering an open tool for metabolic modeling.  
- A debate on intellectual-property abolition was sparked by a claim that 85 % of scientists would quit without IP; participants dismissed it as unfounded.  
- A low-cost Raman spectroscopy paper (J. Chem. Educ.) and a prior CD-based DIY design were shared as resources for open-source analytical chemistry.  
- The open-rtms project (open-rtms.sf.net) is designing an open-source repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation device; current tasks include coil geometry via line-integral modeling and driver electronics.  
- Genehacker is investigating the tubular-pinch effect for a novel microfluidic filter; needed equations are locked behind paywalls, prompting discussion of institutional access and paper-sharing tactics.  
- Participants outlined practical Reynolds-number calculations for microfluidic design: Re = (Q·D)/(ν·A) with kinematic viscosity ν, volumetric flow Q, diameter D, and cross-sectional area A.  
- A Solaris/IIS server compromise was briefly explored as a potential route to liberate paywalled literature, alongside discussion of ezproxy credential leaks and brute-force risks.  
- Joseph received an invitation to speak on transhumanist topics in Chandigarh, India, in March 2009.