- A new “nanowarming” technique for cryopreserved tissues uses radio-frequency inductive heating of mesoporous-silica-coated iron-oxide nanoparticles suspended in VS55 cryoprotectant; it achieves >130 °C/min rewarming in volumes up to 80 mL, yielding higher cell and tissue viability than conventional convection methods and preventing cracking or crystallization.  
- The method was validated on human dermal fibroblasts, porcine arteries, and porcine heart-valve leaflets, with biomechanical tests showing no significant changes in vessel length or elastic modulus compared with fresh controls.  
- Discussion referenced Mike Darwin’s earlier proposal for rapid gas-based heat transfer as a precursor to the nanoparticle approach.  
- Autodesk has pledged $250 k toward an effort to synthesize the entire human genome, with organizers seeking $10 M total by the end of 2017 (Wired UK coverage).  
- A TechCrunch profile of Synthego was shared, recounting how its founders pivoted from a Mars-mission startup to CRISPR reagent manufacturing for disease research.  
- Sci-Hub (sci-hub.cc) was noted as back online, restoring access to paywalled scientific literature.  
- Participants voiced skepticism about bioethicists entering DIYbio debates, though one member argued that ethicists occasionally advocate for taking more, not fewer, experimental risks.