- **Cellular “garbage collection” mechanism**: Participants converged on the view that continuous, largely indiscriminate proteolysis in lysosomes/autophagy, coupled with constant re-synthesis, keeps damaged-protein fragments below toxic levels, and that intermittent fasting can up-regulate this process.

- **MIT severs Nectome subcontract**: MIT Media Lab terminated its subcontract with Nectome after media coverage conflated brain vitrification chemistry with “fatal mind-uploading”; the move was interpreted as institutional backlash against cryonics rather than a scientific critique of the preservation chemistry itself.

- **Expansion microscopy + Nectome chemistry collaboration wound down**: Ed Boyden’s lab had been combining expansion microscopy with Nectome’s aldehyde-stabilized fixatives to map mouse brain circuits at nanoscale; the partnership is now being dissolved.

- **1.1-million-person GWAS dataset released**: A genome-wide association study on educational attainment (EA3) encompassing 1.1 million genomes was made publicly available, offering a new resource for polygenic prediction research.

- **Robotic in-vivo organ lengthening in pigs**: A Science Robotics paper and Wired article describe a computer-controlled implant that applies traction to lengthen esophagus or intestines in awake, feeding pigs, with potential pediatric human applications.

- **Open anonymous endorsement platform proposed**: kanzure floated the idea of a platform where respected scientists could anonymously endorse high-risk research (e.g., cryonics, brain preservation) to guide investors while shielding researchers from reputational harm.

- **Longevity review circulated**: A 2018 review titled “The current state of the pursuit of biological immortality” was shared, prompting discussion of gaps in recent developments and its intended public status.

- **Quantum and accelerator tech links**: Participants highlighted IBM’s public Q Experience for running quantum algorithms on real hardware and a pocket terahertz electron-beam accelerator achieving >30 keV acceleration and <10 fs streaking.

- **Open-source genetic parts debate**: DNA2.0/ATUM’s “Protein Paintbox” was criticized for restrictive licensing; alternatives such as OpenPlant and BIOFAB/EndyLab collections were noted, though few are yeast-optimized.