- A pre-print on bioRxiv argues that “Screening human embryos for polygenic traits has limited utility,” prompting debate about whether the conclusion is driven by insufficient data or by ethical objections to eugenics.  
- David Smith released “CalZones,” an open-source, timezone-aware calendar library designed to ease coordination across global research teams.  
- OpenTrons announced its 2019 “Hack-a-Tron” bio-hackathon, inviting open-source contributions to laboratory automation workflows.  
- DeepSimulator, a new deep-learning simulator for Oxford Nanopore sequencing data, was shared alongside Nanopore’s own base-caller training suite Taiyaki and the research demonstrator Scrappie.  
- A Nature Communications paper on “Single-molecule kinetics of pore assembly by the membrane attack complex” was highlighted, accompanied by a real-time microscopy GIF showing pore formation at the nanoscale.