- A Nature paper reported successful restoration of brain circulation and cellular activity in pig brains several hours after death, prompting the remark “bringing some pigs back from the dead.”  
- Stanford University announced it will not discipline faculty members who advised He Jiankui on the CRISPR-baby experiments, a decision covered by Futurism and MIT Technology Review.  
- A STAT article highlighted families affected by inherited diseases who are publicly opposing proposed bans on human-embryo genome editing.  
- Culture Biosciences (culturebiosciences.com) was shared as a next-generation fermentation platform for rapid bioprocess development.  
- A short YouTube explainer on polygenic scoring was circulated to clarify how aggregated genetic variants are used to predict traits.  
- Discussion of science-fiction author Gene Wolfe’s death included debate over his “Book of the New Sun” series and its relevance to transhumanist themes such as far-future humanity and post-apocalyptic technology.