- George Church is quoted asserting that “inadequate regulations” (rather than over-regulation) are what slow scientific progress, prompting debate over whether lax rules on thalidomide or Vioxx are the counter-examples.  
- A Medium article on “reversed-aging pig organs” is circulated as a snapshot of Church’s xenotransplantation work and its regulatory context, with participants recalling earlier reports that some of this research was moved to China to bypass stricter animal-research laws.  
- DeepMind’s ICML 2018 paper on measuring abstract reasoning in neural networks—using visual IQ-style tasks to probe generalisation—is highlighted as a new benchmark for evaluating AGI-like capabilities.  
- A Nature Communications paper describing “single-pot” cell-free glycoprotein synthesis is shared, showing an open-source route to adding human-like glycosylation to any protein without living cells.  
- PNAS coverage of 3-D virtual histology of the human cerebellum via X-ray phase-contrast tomography is praised for its high-resolution supplementary videos, offering a non-destructive alternative to traditional slicing.  
- Discussion of whole-brain emulation turns to the risk of “phantom body” or locked-in syndromes if only partial nervous systems are simulated, with the pragmatic view that CPU costs will force minimal, non-human designs anyway.  
- Ed Boyden’s Rationally Speaking podcast appearance is noted, where he defends a reductionist approach to inventing “game-changing neurotechnologies,” reinforcing the channel’s focus on scalable, mechanistic interventions.  
- DIYHPlusWiki adds transcripts on “scriptless scripts” (zero-knowledge contingent payments for Bitcoin layer-2), extending the community’s interest in cryptographic tools for privacy-preserving transhumanist infrastructure.