- A newly published paper on PubMed introduces “S-52,” a nootropic compound that protects neurons from β-amyloid toxicity by preserving mitochondrial membrane integrity, rescuing electron-transport-chain enzymes, and scavenging reactive oxygen species in both damaged and normal cells.  
- Participants noted that the UK is moving toward legalizing mitochondrial-donation IVF, creating “three-parent” embryos that could prevent inherited mitochondrial diseases.  
- The European Commission’s teaser video “Science: It’s a Girl Thing” was roundly condemned in-channel as sexist; critics argued that pink-washing science outreach is counter-productive.  
- A forthcoming Swiss workshop titled “Vive la Résistance,” organized by SGMK and Hackteria, will teach attendees to build DIY carbon-nanoparticle gas sensors whose resistance changes with breath alcohol, turning the signal into both LED flashes and audible tones.  
- MIT OpenCourseWare links were shared for two practical resources: a complete set of AFM training videos (20.309 Biological Engineering II) and micro-/nano-fabrication lecture notes (6.152J).  
- The Mouse Brain Architecture Project at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory released the first 500 TB of high-resolution mouse-brain connectivity data, aiming to produce the first full vertebrate connectome; data are browsable at mouse.brainarchitecture.org.  
- A Kickstarter campaign for “SynthBoy,” a Game Boy synthesizer dock, sparked discussion of prior DIY work that reflashed Game Boy cartridges to turn the handheld into a music instrument.  
- Several ultra-low-cost biomedical circuits were circulated: an open-source EMG amplifier, an enuresis alarm, a $2 hearing-aid schematic, a geophone-based footstep detector, and a 40 kHz ultrasonic transmitter/receiver pair.