- A new UV-curing 3-D inkjet process for electronics was highlighted: silver-nanoparticle inks absorb UV and self-sinter, while the same low-cost LED source simultaneously polymerizes adjacent photopolymers, enabling multi-material conductive structures in one print pass.  
- Discussion of open-source Lightning Network implementations included links to four active codebases (MIT-DCI/lit, ACINQ/eclair, lightningnetwork/lnd, and ElementsProject/lightning) as low-fee, high-throughput payment rails for future bio-marketplaces.  
- CaptHindsight outlined a DIY path to sub-picoliter bioprinting: salvage Epson piezo heads (< $100 on eBay), reverse-engineer drive waveforms with an oscilloscope, or fabricate custom electrostatic jets capable of 0.1 fL droplets for cell-friendly patterning.  
- BASF’s tightening control over the 3-D-printing supply chain was noted—exclusive deals with EOS, Xaar, and Ricoh lock up materials, printheads, and end-user printers, pushing independents toward used industrial heads or MEMS nozzle fabrication.  
- PEI transfection patents are expiring, lowering barriers for large-plasmid and chromosome delivery in mammalian cells; this was discussed during a GP-Write call that also sought nmz787’s electroporation hardware for automated liquid-handling workflows.  
- A mouse study (PMID 29133852) on “NitroSynapsin” therapy for MEF2C-haploinsufficiency autism was circulated as a candidate for rapid human translation outside traditional regulatory paths.  
- Regulatory arbitrage was debated: MrHindsight claimed gene-therapy procedures costing $1 M in the FDA regime could be delivered for a few thousand dollars in places like Bali or Colombia, albeit with reputational risk.  
- Australia’s first “cyborg-rights” legal case involving biohacker Meow-Meow was linked, framing body-mod NFC implants as a civil-liberties issue.  
- An epigenetic model of aging article from Vision.org was shared, summarizing arguments that chromatin state drift—not just mutation load—drives systemic senescence and may be reversible.