- A Nature paper on “genome-wide uniparental diploidy of all paternal chromosomes” in an 11-year-old deaf girl was shared, highlighting a rare chromosomal anomaly that yields a viable human with two complete sets of paternal chromosomes and no maternal contribution.  
- Discussion referenced uniparental disomy (UPD) as the underlying mechanism—receiving both copies of a chromosome (or an entire haploid set) from one parent and none from the other—and its implications for developmental genetics and cancer risk.  
- The Economist article “DNA may soon be used to store computer data” was circulated; it reports that startup Catalog is partnering with Cambridge Consultants to build a prototype capable of writing 125 GB of data into DNA per day, rather than developing the hardware in-house.  
- Polycarbonate was praised as an unexpectedly inexpensive material, prompting the question of why hobbyists and labs still default to acrylic when polycarbonate offers superior toughness at comparable cost.  
- Quod-libet’s changelog was noted for its creative software version codenames, illustrating a culture of playful naming conventions in open-source projects.