- Menstrual-blood progenitor cells (MBPCs) injected intravenously reversed hyperglycemia, restored islet architecture, increased β-cell counts, and extended lifespan in a mouse model of type-1 diabetes, with most cells homing to damaged pancreatic tissue.  
- A Montana rancher pleaded guilty to federal wildlife-trafficking charges after cloning Marco Polo argali sheep (an endangered species) from tissue smuggled from Kyrgyzstan; the case highlights conflicts between CITES restrictions on cell/tissue movement and conservation or bio-banking goals.  
- DARPA issued a solicitation for “microelectronic printers” capable of additive manufacturing of high-performance microelectronics, aiming to bypass the need for 100 000-ton presses and enable rapid, distributed fabrication.  
- Recent arXiv papers discussed: (1) renormalization approaches to post-quantum classical gravity, (2) stochastic-spacetime contributions to galactic rotation curves as an alternative to dark matter, (3) information-theoretic models for the origin of life, and (4) a theoretical 51 % Bitcoin attack using a small quantum miner that exploits sudden difficulty spikes.  
- SpaceX’s Starship IFT-3 achieved successful re-entry, with live telescope feeds showing plasma blackout and lens melting during hypersonic flight—cited as the best public imagery yet of a full-scale vehicle surviving re-entry.  
- A 1839 Jacquard-woven silk portrait of Joseph-Marie Jacquard—woven from 24 000 punched cards—was noted as the direct inspiration for Babbage’s use of punched cards in the Analytical Engine, now held by London’s Science Museum.  
- Channel members shared a DIY atomic-force-microscope build log and expressed interest in open-source nanomachine CAD tools for personal experimentation.