- Telomere shortening during cell division is an unavoidable consequence of linear DNA replication due to the end-replication problem inherent to DNA polymerase.  
- The Princeton “Noosphere” project (noosphere.princeton.edu) was mentioned as an example of fringe morphogenesis research.  
- Robert Freitas’ diamondoid manufacturing protocol was dissected: synthesize a capped tooltip molecule, attach it to a deposition surface, grow a CVD crystal around it as a handle, then mechanically remove the crystal-plus-tooltip to leave the tool bit; participants questioned why the crystal isn’t grown directly on the tooltip during synthesis.  
- A curated list of ~200 microfluidics / lab-on-chip companies was shared (fluidicmems.com/list-of-microfluidics-lab-on-a-chip-and-biomems-companies/) along with a large local archive of microfluidics review papers (bio.cc/Bioinformics/papers/microfluidics/) for open-source biotech development.  
- The Antikythera Mechanism was highlighted with multiple YouTube links demonstrating polynomial texture mapping and 3-D reconstructions of the ancient analog computer.  
- A PNAS paper on reengineering CCA-adding tRNA nucleotidyl-transferases into novel (U,G)-, poly(C,A)- and poly(U,G) polymerases was cited as an example of directed enzyme evolution for synthetic biology.  
- Discussion of attaching biotinylated polymerase to AFM tips for single-molecule enzymology and measuring ionic current during dNTP incorporation was sought but no reference was located.  
- Magnetic harmonic drives were proposed as an elegant way to convert multiple low-torque, high-RPM inputs into a single high-torque, low-RPM output while also providing built-in torque limiting and clutch functionality.  
- Mendel 3-D printers were observed in operation; the Gada Prize for open-source 3-D printing was mentioned but local builders showed little interest.  
- A step-by-step Orbiter Space-Flight Simulator tutorial was given for flying Falcon 9 second stages from LEO to lunar orbit, including plane alignment, HTO transfer, and retrograde capture burns.