• A discussion of red-blood-cell morphology covered codocytes (target cells) and spherocytes, highlighting how cytoskeletal defects or immune-mediated hemolysis force cells into a spherical shape that trades surface area for osmotic fragility.

• Three open-access papers on bacterial morphogenesis were shared: “To shape a cell – an inquiry into the causes of morphogenesis of microorganisms” (1990), “The selective value of bacterial shape,” and “Bacterial morphology – why have different shapes,” all hosted at http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/bio/.

• Community member delinquentme acquired a fast-protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) machine, expanding local DIY-bio protein-purification capacity.

• Intranasal insulin (INI) as a nootropic was debated; cluckj argued the claimed 160 IU/day dosage is pharmacologically implausible, questioned the “blood–brain barrier bypass” narrative, and noted that brain glucose regulation is insulin-independent, casting doubt on the Reddit enthusiasm.

• A new wiki link for Andrew Poelstra’s “scriptless scripts” talk from the MIT Bitcoin Expo 2017 was added to the diyhpl.us wiki: http://diyhpl.us/diyhpluswiki/transcripts/mit-bitcoin-expo-2017/mimblewimble-and-scriptless-scripts/.

• Practical logistics surfaced: nmz787_i cited school-bus seating guidelines (≈48–54 adult passengers per standard bus) as a rule-of-thumb for estimating transport needs at future biohacker gatherings.