- Discussion of a custom micromanipulator design for single-cell work: a “row-boat” arrangement of metal rods pivoted so their tips sit under a microscope, originally built by the Norsam contact to assemble pipette-tip devices.  
- Open questions about joystick-style controls mounted on the underside of the micromanipulator and how they translate motion to the needle tips for precise cell poking.  
- Link shared to Frances Arnold’s Nobel Prize lecture tweet, highlighting her Hawaii writing retreat and framing directed evolution as a key transhumanist-relevant biotech advance.  
- Paper circulated: “Synthetic horsepox viruses and the continuing debate about dual-use research” (PLOS Pathogens, 2018), underscoring ongoing community concern over DIY/opensource synthetic biology risks.