- A new pre-print describes the first 3-D human axon tracts grown from cerebral organoids, offering a scalable model for studying neural connectivity and disease.  
- Discussion resurfaced around a 2013 PLOS ONE paper claiming that intact dietary genes can be detected in human blood, raising questions about horizontal gene transfer and food safety.  
- Participants weighed the merits of lifelong anti-inflammatory drug regimens, with one user proposing the experimental compound “Compound 21” as a candidate for systemic inflammation reduction.  
- DIYhpluswiki added transcripts and slides from recent Bitcoin-security talks on Schnorr signatures and Bulletproofs, highlighting emerging cryptographic tools for privacy and scalability.  
- SparkFun’s low-cost SMT pick-and-place machine (Charm High’s “Cheapo” model) was showcased as an accessible option for small-batch electronics prototyping, capable of placing 2,000 components per hour with vision assistance.  
- IARPA’s MIST program (Molecular Information Storage) was linked, outlining efforts to encode yottabyte-scale data into synthetic DNA or other molecular media for ultra-dense, long-term archival storage.