- Sci-Hub accessibility was questioned in the UK, with speculation that DNS or IP-level censorship had intensified; participants noted the absence of an official onion address as a workaround.  
- A participant enrolled in a clinical trial for the monoclonal antibody MEDI3506 (anti–IL-33) discussed its mechanism—blocking IL-33 to prevent cytokine storms in atopic dermatitis and COVID-19—and floated ideas for keratinocyte-specific or photo-activated delivery to reduce systemic immunosuppression.  
- The hardwear.io virtual conference was promoted, featuring Ken Shirriff’s talk on chip reverse-engineering and a linked PDF guide titled “Hardware-Hacking-Experiments-Jeremy-Brun-Nouvion-2020.pdf” covering firmware extraction techniques.  
- IEEE Spectrum coverage of a new memristor device that emulates a single neuron was shared; the device currently requires 800 °C operation, prompting jokes about Venus colonization.  
- The upcoming book “Editing Humanity” by Kevin Davies, chronicling the Chinese CRISPR-baby saga, was highlighted as both an introductory and insider-level resource.  
- NSF-funded research on bioengineered organs for human transplantation was circulated as a promising avenue for regenerative medicine.  
- A YouTube presentation on “Clasp: Common Lisp using LLVM and C++ for Molecular Metaprogramming” was introduced as a tool for computational chemistry and bio-design.