- AlphaFold3, DeepMind’s AI protein-structure-prediction system, has been released as open-source software, removing the previous commercial license restrictions.  
- A Hacker News thread on “computational recipe representation” was shared as a possible framework for encoding laboratory protocols and reproducible bio-experiments.  
- Discussion of flexible electronics for data storage: flash memory on bendable substrates exists, but 3D-NAND SSD-class memory is considered incompatible with rollable or tape-like formats.  
- A Chinese–MIT collaboration unveiled a passive, suitcase-sized solar desalination device that produces potable water faster than any prior system, according to a Nature-linked tweet.  
- Eli floated a review proposal connecting the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway to the 1990s CARET and ATBC cancer trials, arguing that the cytoprotective role of Nrf2 could explain the unexpected increase in lung-cancer mortality seen in those studies.  
- A Cell Metabolism paper (DOI 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.11.017) was highlighted for its finding that statins suppress brown adipose tissue activity and CoQ10 levels, potentially undermining the drugs’ cardiovascular benefits.  
- Polymarket CEO’s phone and electronics were reportedly seized by the FBI shortly after the prediction market correctly forecast a Trump victory, raising questions about regulatory pressure on decentralized forecasting platforms.  
- Adrian Bowyer’s Twitter account deletion prompted a request for archival copies of his past posts, with no immediate volunteers.