- A 20-year longitudinal study of 60 Australians with IQ ≥160 found that radical academic acceleration (≥2 years) correlated with higher life satisfaction, advanced degrees, and better social relationships, while minimal or no acceleration led to lower satisfaction and social difficulties (link: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ746290.pdf).

- Shark embryos (~80 days old) were successfully cultured in a 6-well plate after removal from egg cases, enabling direct observation and manipulation of development (video: https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/D3tyHx3UYAAkUvP.mp4).

- The Bajau “sea nomads” exhibit an enlarged spleen linked to exceptional breath-hold diving endurance; candidate genes include PDE10A and BDKRB2 (video: https://youtu.be/Zj5WcThCiH4).

- Astrobotic Technology, founded in 2008 by CMU professor Red Whittaker, is developing lunar and planetary robotics originally aimed at the Google Lunar X Prize (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrobotic).

- Discussion anticipated future “biopiracy” claims over genetic insights derived from under-represented ethnic groups such as the Bajau.