• Hands-on experience with languages such as Haskell, Lisp, Forth, Go, or Rust—especially seeing how λ-calculus maps to constructs like map/reduce/fold—was judged more valuable for improving programming skill than isolated study of λ-calculus or π-calculus theory.

• Alonzoc demonstrated that implementing π-calculus in Haskell yields “a really stripped-down Erlang VM,” illustrating how advanced theoretical constructs (e.g., Tychonoff, double-negation shift) can be explored computationally; he recommended the paper “What is a purely functional language?” (https://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~mhe/papers/msfp2010/).

• Mojo, a Python-superset with Rust-like performance features, was identified as an emerging language to evaluate once its VS Code tooling stabilizes.

• Industrial vitamin B12 production via genetically engineered Pseudomonas denitrificans strains was discussed, with participants noting that metabolic-engineering optimization for B12 remains nascent; they shared a 2017 review (https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/9/8/365) and Chinese patent CN104450459B as references.

• The group contrasted public “GMO” fears with the widespread acceptance of recombinant human insulin produced in E. coli or yeast, highlighting a key blind spot in societal attitudes toward genetic engineering.

• A 10-liter B. Braun Biostat B autoclavable glass bioreactor with full pH, O₂, temperature, and peristaltic-feed control was offered for ~$6,500, prompting discussion on why lab-grade bioreactors command five-figure prices compared to commodity glassware.

• Ashstar summarized chronobiology work using Neurospora crassa’s ~21.7-hour sporulation rhythm as a model for calcium-ion-channel regulation of circadian clocks, sharing Stanford Lewis-lab resources (https://med.stanford.edu/lewislab.html) and Yanofsky et al. 1989 (https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/3/4/559.short).

• Two government documents were circulated: SEC rulemaking on NYSE Arca (https://www.sec.gov/files/rules/sro/nysearca/2024/34-99306.pdf) and the U.S. National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology “PRC fanfic” report (https://www.biotech.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Biotech-Commission-Dec2023-Report.pdf).

• Anna’s Archive was noted to be approaching 100 million papers, underscoring the channel’s commitment to open access to scientific knowledge.