- A collection of legal papers on medical tourism was circulated, including analyses of liability for medical volunteers, AMA ethical guidelines, and the regulatory landscape for assisted-reproduction clinics operating across borders.  
- One participant floated the idea of a “genetic-upgrade island” where clinics would offer germline editing to insert protective alleles such as high-activity KL (klotho), CCR5-Δ32, and extra copies of TP53 (p53) for paying medical tourists.  
- A short video of label-free holotomographic live-cell imaging (Nanolive microscopy) was shared, highlighting real-time observation of cell–cell connections without fluorescent labels.  
- An IEEE Spectrum article on the continued dominance of magnetic tape for long-term, high-density data storage was posted, arguing that tape still outperforms disks and flash for archival applications.  
- A transcript of Alex Bosworth’s talk on the Lightning Network protocol was added to the diyhpluswiki, focusing on routing, liquidity management, and protocol-level improvements for Bitcoin micropayments.