- The open-source oligonucleotide-synthesizer project is still in early R&D; nmz787 is iterating on electrochemistry, nanofab chemistry, amplification electronics, and CAD design, but no physical prototype exists yet.  
- The earlier POSAM microarray-based DNA synthesizer was abandoned mainly because of the acetonitrile solvent waste problem and the lack of an adequate fume-hood-equipped lab space (e.g., at BioCurious in California).  
- Participants urged better project documentation; abetusk suggested creating a public devlog or repository so others can follow progress and replicate work.  
- A fresh, complete scrape of SNPedia (70 MB compressed, 1.4 GB uncompressed) plus an image-only archive (45 MB) was released at http://fennetic.net/irc/snpedia_20200103.tgz for open genomics research.  
- kanzure shared AcademicTorrents (http://academictorrents.com/) as a 700 GB-scale dataset distribution platform, exemplified by a full Geocities archive torrent.  
- Veritas Genetics announced that its widely reported “shutdown” is actually a temporary pause, not a permanent closure.  
- Umbra Lab’s upcoming SAR microsatellite constellation was highlighted for its advertised ability to detect meter-scale features on the lunar surface, potentially locating exposed asteroid cores.