- Ars Technica article on rapid weight-loss complications was shared, highlighting the mismatch between patient progress and physician oversight rather than GLP-1 side effects.  
- Wired piece on “RayV Lite” laser-chip hacking tool was circulated, underscoring continued interest in hardware-level security research.  
- A 1998 RNA journal paper on ribosome-mediated synthesis of “infinitely long” polypeptides was linked, suggesting historical precedent for open-source protein-engineering ambitions.  
- Discussion of persistent eye neuropathic pain prompted suggestions ranging from topical lidocaine/novocaine drops to cannabis for intra-ocular pressure modulation.  
- docl proposed co-culturing a kombucha SCOBY with the methanotroph Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense to convert natural gas directly to edible protein, but noted pH incompatibility (kombucha acidic, microbe alkaliphilic).  
- fenn countered that reverse microbial fuel cells using Geobacter-like organisms could bypass inefficient chemical steps by harvesting electrons directly from redox-active particles.  
- Solar Foods’ “Solein” (65–70 % protein from H₂ + CO₂ + electricity) was dissected: patent reveals Xanthobacter VTT-E-193585 lineage, factory in Singapore, but product still not widely sold; participants criticized the firm’s opacity about the exact organism.  
- Participants debated the economics of methane vs. hydrogen feedstocks for single-cell protein, concluding that abundant cheap methane favors methanotroph routes despite hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria being better characterized.