- DNA-assisted lithography: a new fabrication workflow uses DNA origami as a sacrificial mask to pattern plasmonic metal nanostructures on sapphire/SiN chips via selective CVD of SiO₂, RIE etching, and PVD metal deposition, achieving sub-10-nm resolution without conventional e-beam or EUV tools (Science Advances 2018).  
- Metabolic genetics note: carriers of the ApoE4 allele exhibit reduced metabolic flexibility and heightened inflammatory signaling, impacting dietary and therapeutic strategies for neurodegeneration.  
- DIY gene-therapy liability debate: participants drafted tongue-in-cheek yet pointed disclaimers covering “explosions, dismemberment, defenestration, sterility, unwanted enhancements (e.g., third arms, telepathy), and eyeball lasers” to highlight the legal vacuum around open-source human experimentation.  
- Ascendance Biomedical CEO Aaron Traywick performed a live, unapproved herpes “gene therapy” injection on stage at BDYHAX 2018, prompting public denouncements from biohacker Josiah Zayner and renewed FDA scrutiny of DIY gene-therapy promotion.  
- OpenAPS project showcased at BDYHAX: an open-source closed-loop insulin delivery system that autonomously calculates and administers precise insulin doses, aiming to shift diabetes management from reactive to proactive.  
- ArXiv paper “Generating Wikipedia by Summarizing Long Sequences” introduces a decoder-only neural model that multi-document summarizes source texts into coherent, full Wikipedia articles, potentially automating living encyclopedias when coupled with Sci-Hub.  
- Genetic modification resource: DIYHPL wiki lists MTHFR rs1801131 as a strength/power SNP marker, underscoring community interest in annotating actionable genotypes.  
- Population-genetics preprint (bioRxiv 259507) presents new methods for inferring mutation rates and demographic history from sparse genomic datasets, relevant to citizen-science genome projects.  
- Hackaday post advocates replacing OpenSCAD with C-based CAD workflows; Cornell “LLVM for Grad Students” tutorial circulated as a primer for building custom bioinformatics or hardware-design toolchains.  
- Woodpecker neurotrauma study (via @physorg) discussed as a natural model for repeated head impacts, informing research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and protective cranial technologies.