- A new arXiv preprint “T-Rex: Text-assisted Retrosynthesis Prediction” (2401.14637) was shared as a tool for AI-driven chemical synthesis planning.  
- A Nature Chemical Biology paper on “Tracking endogenous proteins based on RNA editing-mediated genetic code expansion” (s41589-023-01533-w) was highlighted, showing a method to label native proteins without transgenes.  
- Discussion of performance-enhancement pharmacology noted that meldonium and at least two components of the GH-DHEA-metformin stack are banned by WADA, with metformin specifically viewed as counter-productive for athletics.  
- Participants referenced the Orion’s Arm world-building project (orionsarm.com) as a deep resource for speculative transhumanist scenarios.  
- Concerns about CRISPR governance were raised, citing the “CRISPR babies” case as a breach of international guidelines and sparking a creative vignette about dystopian misuse of gene editing.