- A new Finnish biohacker community blog post was shared, highlighting the growing European DIYbio scene.  
- Discussion of upcoming conferences: FOSSASIA (kanzure may speak), Open Science Summit (ticket purchase reminder), and a 2012 “Barely A Con” event seeking speakers.  
- 28th Chaos Communication Congress (28C3) call-for-papers was circulated, underscoring the CCC’s role in open-source bio/tech discourse.  
- A newcomer asked for BioBrick CAD tools; ClothoCAD and the broader ecosystem of synthetic-biology design software were mentioned, alongside the gitduino platform (a GitHub-like repo for open-source hardware).  
- kanzure redirected interest from classic BioBrick CAD toward home-fabricated microfluidic “lab-on-a-chip” devices, linking a large microfluidics paper archive and the concept of software-generated chip designs that can be printed/etched at home.  
- The possibility of running PCR and electrophoresis on a single disposable chip was highlighted as a path to ultra-low-cost personal labs.  
- Open questions were raised about patenting engineered organisms and the existence of an open-source biology movement.  
- A critical YouTube video attacking biohacking was dismissed as low-quality content, reflecting ongoing public-relations challenges for DIYbio.