- A DIY biohacker reported assembling parts for the open-source PocketPCR thermocycler and asked whether the peptide-vaccine techniques published by the RaDVaC project could be adapted to target emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.  
- Two new senolytic-research papers were shared: a Science Translational Medicine study identifying KAT7 as a CRISPR-screened driver of cellular senescence, and a Wiley Aging Cell paper showing that whole-body senescent-cell clearance reduces age-related brain inflammation and cognitive decline in mice.  
- A hiring manager who had reviewed more than 500 résumés in three days for the Avanti recruiting pipeline stated that only ~1 % of applicants pass initial résumé screening, illustrating the signal-to-noise challenge in high-volume technical recruiting.  
- Participants discussed practical air-quality hacks, including running an ozone generator in a car to eliminate milk odor and using an ionizer only when the room is unoccupied, highlighting low-cost approaches to environmental decontamination.  
- The community lamented the departure of NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, noting that initial skepticism had given way to respect for his performance.  
- Frustration was voiced over the difficulty of finding researchers’ email addresses for cold outreach, with patent and SEC filings serving as unconventional sources, and the observation that phone numbers are more discoverable yet less likely to elicit responses due to spam fatigue.