- FDA has approved the first clinical test of CRISPR to correct the genetic defect causing sickle-cell disease, marking a milestone for in vivo gene editing.  
- A new theoretical paper (arXiv:2006.07125) proposes a spacetime geometry that supports superluminal solitons without requiring negative energy density, potentially lowering the mass-energy barrier for warp-like travel.  
- Discussion suggests that techniques developed to reduce energy requirements for Alcubierre warp bubbles may also apply to this new “warp barrier” geometry.  
- A 2019 paper on “Sensor-Array Optimization Based on Mutual Information for Sanitation-Related Malodor Alerts” was highlighted as an example of unconventional sensor-network research.  
- A cryptography mailing-list post (metzdowd.com) questioned why most embedded True Random Number Generators are not designed with a proposed, more robust architecture.