- DARPA launched “RadioBio,” a program to test whether biological systems communicate via purposeful electromagnetic signaling and, if so, to characterize the natural “antennae” and information content involved.  
- A Nature Communications paper introduced an optogenetic tool (CRY2/CIBN–RhoA system) that allows millisecond-scale, spatially precise up- or down-regulation of cellular contractility, enabling real-time control of mechanotransduction pathways such as YAP nuclear localization.  
- Discussion of NMDA positive allosteric modulators as potential replacements for classical antipsychotics was prompted, with a pointer to prior channel interest in these compounds.  
- DIY longevity genetics curation: kanzure compiled candidate longevity alleles—including APOB variants linked to hypobetalipoproteinemia, TET2/DNMT3A loss-of-function mutations that may offset immunosenescence, and alleles associated with exceptional episodic memory—into the diyhpluswiki.  
- Exome-sequencing study of three families with exceptional longevity was highlighted; filtering against common variants underscored the rarity of lifespan-extending genotypes.  
- Recent computational protein-design papers were shared: “Designing novel protein backbones through digital evolution” and “Design of structurally distinct proteins using strategies inspired by evolution,” together with a peptoid nanosheet paper revealing a new secondary-structure motif.  
- A 2017 Telegraph article on anxious Chinese parents paying for gene-testing services instead of traditional athletic aptitude tests was circulated as an example of consumer genomics adoption.  
- kanzure requested recommendations for high-signal Twitter feeds focused on anti-aging and longevity research, maintaining a curated science list for reference.