• Brian Hanley’s self-experiment with an electroporation-delivered plasmid encoding a myostatin inhibitor and telomerase was discussed; he reported 20 % higher testosterone, 16 % higher white-blood-cell counts, improved lipid profile, faster wound healing, and a 10 bpm drop in resting pulse (Reddit AMA, MIT Technology Review article, Wikipedia entry).

• A collection of SU-8 photoresist and micro-/nano-fabrication papers was shared, covering organometallic solutions, excimer-laser ablation of nitrocellulose, and low-cost UV lithography; participants critiqued claimed linewidths versus state-of-the-art EUV and interference lithography.

• nmz787 outlined a DIY photomask strategy: replace commercial chrome masks with a CNC gantry that raster-scans a Blu-ray laser optical sled to expose SU-8 resist, aiming for sub-micron features without e-beam or FIB systems.

• Electron-beam lithography, focused-ion-beam (FIB) lithography, and scanning-transmission-electron-microscopy (STEM) were compared; all remain expensive, with no clear low-cost path to sub-100 nm photomasks yet identified.

• kanzure proposed generating “Machinery of Life”-style molecular illustrations by loading PDB files and applying cell-shaded rendering to highlight chosen biomolecules in a cellular “soup.”

• A Hacker News call for open-source replacement parts for aging iron lungs was circulated, along with links to Hackaday and @RealSexyCyborg’s Twitter thread on the shortage.

• kanzure floated the idea of a multi-dimensional trait-matching service that would graph complex phenotypes and charge users to find compatible partners for reproduction or germ-cell exchange.

• The FitVitalik ICO (fitvitalik.io) was noted as struggling, serving as a brief cautionary anecdote about health-token crowdfunding.