- A new JavaScript build system named “Broccoli” was announced and linked (http://www.solitr.com/blog/2014/02/broccoli-first-release/index.html), adding to the ecosystem of front-end tooling.

- Lemminkainen is actively shopping for a new flow cytometer and is comparing the BD Accuri line against the Partec Cube 8; nmz787_ recommended joining the cytometry@lists.purdue.edu mailing list and requesting demo units from vendors.

- Several open-access PDFs were shared via paperbot and personal archives, including:
  – “Cytosolic Delivery of Membrane-Impermeable Molecules in Dendritic Cells Using pH-Responsive Core–Shell Nanoparticles” (ACS Nano)  
  – “Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis Reveals the NADH-Mediated TCA Cycle and Energy Metabolism Disorders in a New Model of Chronic Progressive Heart Failure” (Mol. BioSyst.)  
  – “AMPK Regulates Energy Expenditure by Modulating NAD Metabolism and SIRT1 Activity” (Nature)  

- Lemminkainen’s startup is raising investment for undisclosed “molecular delivery” work; he noted that Lipofectamine “sucks rank balls,” hinting at dissatisfaction with conventional liposomal transfection reagents.

- The channel’s culture of rapid paper sharing and hardware procurement advice illustrates how open-source DIYbio practitioners leverage IRC to crowd-source purchasing decisions and source scientific literature.