• A Cell/Nature paper on “Neuroscience-inspired artificial intelligence” was circulated, prompting discussion about whether high-level neuroanatomical simulation is now more productive than low-level neural emulation attempts.  
• Concerns were raised that overly broad patent claims around Cas9 nucleases (Nature Biotechnology editorial) could stifle innovation in genome editing.  
• DARPA’s new gene-drive and genome-editing biosafety program was highlighted as a major funding initiative for containment and countermeasure research.  
• Russell Hanson announced he would speak at “The International Neuro Network: From Hackers to Experts” in Boston on 20 July 2017.  
• Ed Boyden’s group released “Expansion Pathology” (expath), an open-source MATLAB framework for classifying early-stage neoplastic breast lesions using expanded-tissue imaging.  
• John Goodenough’s team published a paper on a solid-state glass-electrolyte lithium (or sodium) battery claiming 8 500 Wh kg⁻¹—approaching hydrocarbon energy density—with lithium metal on both electrodes; the pre-print PDF was shared.  
• Bitcoin scaling developments were tracked: BIP-91 lock-in status, expected SegWit activation timeline (lock-in at block 479 808, activation at 481 824), and links to CoinDesk coverage.  
• kanzure considered migrating personal bookmarking from jotmuch to buku, two open-source CLI tools for large-scale link management.