- The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate is actively engaging with bio- and grinder communities; Supervisory Special Agent Edward You was interviewed on the FutureGrind podcast (Ep 34) about risks from health data, implants, and the legality of self-implanted devices.  
- Participants questioned whether the FBI’s focus on DIY biology is proportional or merely “not otherwise preoccupied,” highlighting tension between federal oversight and open-source biohacking.  
- A Medium article titled “The Neuroscientist, A Field Guide” was shared and described as “hilarious,” suggesting ongoing interest in satirical or outsider perspectives on neuroscience culture.  
- DIYbio.org’s new “codes” page was criticized for using graffiti-style fonts that make content nearly unreadable—participants saw this as an attempt to appear non-corporate but counter-productive.  
- A user posted macro photographs of a juvenile leech (IMG_3329.JPG, IMG_3312.JPG), illustrating the channel’s mix of hard science discussion and informal biological experimentation.