- A new human-specific neural gene was reported in Genome Biology, created via incomplete duplication and gene fusion (https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13059-017-1163-9).  
- Participants discussed adding “vision stuff” to an open-source genetic-modifications list, focusing on eyesight rather than metaphorical vision.  
- A PLOS Genetics paper (10.1371/journal.pgen.1003299) was cited for 16 novel loci linked to eye development, neuronal signaling, retinal visual cycle, and ocular morphology.  
- The group brainstormed enhancements such as tetrachromacy, UV vision, snake infrared sensing, and mantis-shrimp-inspired spectral perception.  
- A Radiolab segment was referenced in which squirrel monkeys gained red-cone vision via human gene therapy, and a human tetrachromat was tested for expanded color perception.  
- A tongue-in-cheek proposal described using dirt-bike wheels as improvised centrifuges for DIY biology (“attach test tubes to spokes, perform one jump and one wheelie”).  
- Technical discussion clarified that a “0.546-32” screw has a major diameter of 0.546 in and 32 threads per inch, likely an undersized 9/16-in non-standard optical thread.  
- Links to NIST thread-specification document (http://gsi.nist.gov/global/docs/vps/csfiles/cs_24-30.pdf) and a vintage “bubble memory” tutorial (http://www.wylie.org.uk/technology/computer/bubblmem/bubblmem.htm) were shared.