- A new soma-targeted optogenetic construct, soCoChR (“Temporally precise single-cell-resolution optogenetics,” Nature Neuroscience 20(12):1796-1806), was announced as available through Addgene, offering researchers higher spatial and temporal precision for circuit-level neuroscience.  
- RebelBio, the London-based biotech accelerator, opened applications for its next cohort, offering £200 k in seed funding; the submission deadline was 1 June 2018.  
- Vandalia Research’s “DNA Triathlon” web page was highlighted as a dense portfolio of patents covering industrial-scale DNA manufacturing techniques aimed at small-batch, high-volume production.  
- Participants criticized Vandalia’s marketing imagery for depicting left-handed DNA, sparking discussion about scientific accuracy in biotech branding.  
- A short video review of the Wey Tec MK06 modular mechanical keyboard (Cherry MX Clear switches) was shared as an example of high-end, customizable input hardware of potential interest to biohacker lab setups.