- A new open-source “Office Chromatography” system for planar chromatography was announced, consisting of a miniaturized, all-in-one device and accompanying GitHub repository (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b02866, https://github.com/OfficeChromatography).  
- Genomic Prediction launched its Embryo Polygenic Testing (EPGT) product, offering IVF families risk scores for disease-related traits while explicitly excluding purely cosmetic traits, leaving open the possibility of screening for performance or intelligence-linked variants (https://genomicprediction.com/epgt/).  
- Discussion referenced a 1993 case report titled “Fulminant acute colitis following a self-administered hydrofluoric acid enema,” highlighting extreme biohacking missteps and prompting commentary on risk-taking under intoxication.  
- A tweet was shared proposing a DNA-sequencing service that gamifies results by presenting them as video-game character stats and recommending a “player class” (@ctrlcreep).  
- A brief neuroscientific remark suggested that dopamine encodes model confidence, but noted that not all individuals generate reliable predictive models, touching on cognition and decision-making reliability.