- Researchers discussed a new paper on “Mammalian Near-IR Vision Through Injectable, Self-Powered Retinal Nanoantennae,” which describes a method to extend human vision into the near-infrared using self-powered retinal nanoantennas delivered via injection.  
- The channel referenced Hacker News commentary on the above paper, highlighting interest in the feasibility and safety of nanoantenna-based sensory augmentation.  
- Beam Therapeutics raised an additional $135 million despite recent reports of high off-target mutation rates for CRISPR base editors, prompting debate about investor risk tolerance and the reliability of base-editing technologies.  
- Jennifer Doudna publicly compared He Jiankui’s CRISPR baby experiment to Nazi war-crime medical experiments, intensifying ethical discussions around germline editing and historical analogies in bioethics.  
- Participants asked whether Carboncopies (the brain–computer-interface foundation) maintains an active Slack workspace, indicating ongoing efforts to map and join relevant transhumanist research communities.