- The channel’s paperbot was used to automatically retrieve pay-walled papers on small-molecule cognitive enhancers and striatal D2 receptor modulation, underscoring the community’s dependence on libgen-based open-access tools.  
- Anita Bandrowski’s talk on the Resource Identification Initiative (force11.org) was highlighted as a new push to assign persistent, citable identifiers to research resources such as antibodies, cell lines, and software.  
- Participants compared the strengths and gaps of major chemical reference databases—Merck Index Online for structure-searchable bioactives, and Ullmann’s and Kirk-Othmer for industrial synthetic routes—lamenting the absence of searchable reaction schemata.  
- A brief exchange questioned whether Ebola’s biosafety protocols differ materially from those for other epidemic pathogens, reflecting interest in rapid-response biosecurity knowledge.  
- Open-hardware stenography was showcased through the Open Steno Project, Plover software, and 3-D-printed key caps, framed as low-cost, high-speed text input for future wearable or implantable interfaces.  
- Coverage of “kitchen-counter biohacking” in H+ Magazine and the visibility of DIY-bio at SXSW Interactive were discussed, with clarification that SXSWi was spun off to separate tech content from the main music festival.