- Discussion centered on recent Chinese CRISPR/Cas9 experiments editing human tripronuclear zygotes, with links to the 2015 paper “CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes” and a new 2018 Developmental Cell follow-up.  
- Participants tracked Chinese-language media framing, noting the phrase “人工设计出来的婴儿” (“artificially designed babies”) and the emerging preference for “定制婴儿” (“customized babies”) as the dominant terminology.  
- A Chinese-language Q&A thread on Zhihu (“如何看待中国科学家基因编辑人类胚胎引起的争议？”) and two New York Times Chinese editions (2015 & 2017) were circulated to gauge public and regulatory reaction.  
- References were shared to the U.S. National Academies report “Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance” (Chinese translation) and China’s “人类辅助生殖技术管理办法” and “人类辅助生殖技术规范” regulations.  
- A Baidu Daily article on preimplantation genetic diagnosis and a surrogacy-consulting service page were highlighted as practical resources for prospective parents.  
- Side conversations touched on Gelbox, an educational simulation tool for teaching gel electrophoresis, and the upcoming Interplanetary Festival.