• Cryonics discussion: A proposal was floated to use Ice VII—an exotic high-pressure ice phase with a density close to liquid water—to eliminate freezing damage during cryopreservation; once formed under extreme pressure it is said to remain metastable at near-atmospheric pressure.

• Counter-argument: docl expressed skepticism, noting that regardless of crystal structure the osmotic pressure created by ice formation will still draw water out of cells, causing the same dehydration injury seen in conventional freezing.

• FDA policy alert: lsneff shared an MSN article warning that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving new drugs at an unprecedented pace, raising safety and efficacy concerns among regulators and researchers.

• Reference link provided: Wikipedia page on Ice VII (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_VII) was cited as the likely candidate for the exotic ice phase under discussion.