- A pre-print titled “The computational nature of memory modification” argues that memory reconsolidation can be modeled as a computational update process, suggesting new targets for cognitive enhancement and therapeutic intervention.  
- “BioBlocks: Programming protocols in biology made easier” introduces a visual, Scratch-like language and web IDE for specifying and sharing wet-lab protocols, aiming to reduce human error and increase reproducibility in DIY-bio and academic labs.  
- Researchers released “Modular non-repeating codes for DNA storage” along with an open-source encoder/decoder (https://github.com/ihh/dnastore) that achieves higher density and error resilience than prior DNA-based archival schemes.  
- A paper on “Long-term monitoring of inflammation in the mammalian gut using programmable commensal bacteria” describes engineering E. coli to continuously record inflammatory events in vivo, offering a living biosensor for IBD and other GI disorders.  
- “A cryptography-based approach for movement decoding” (Kording lab) proposes treating neural population activity as a cipher and applies cryptographic techniques to improve robustness of brain-computer-interface decoders.  
- Discussion questioned the validity of combining low-resolution fMRI connectomes with gene-expression atlases to predict neuroanatomical function, citing a skeptical follow-up pre-print that finds weak statistical correlations.  
- “GeRelion: GPU-enhanced parallel implementation of single-particle cryo-EM image processing” reports order-of-magnitude speed-ups for 3-D protein structure reconstruction, lowering the barrier for high-resolution structural studies.  
- A Bitcoin Magazine article on “MAST” (Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees) was circulated as a potential upgrade to improve script flexibility, scalability, and privacy in Bitcoin smart contracts.  
- The channel linked to a mathematical proof showing inherent limits to software project estimation accuracy, reinforcing skepticism about long-term road-mapping in complex transhumanist software projects.