- The International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) published a new call for a moratorium on human germline genome editing (HHGE), arguing it “cannot be safely implemented” due to on- and off-target risks; participants questioned whether dissenting voices were even invited to the drafting process.  
- Channel members pushed back on the ISCT stance, arguing that the distinction between heritable and somatic editing is overblown once reversible, precise edits become technically feasible, and that blocking the technology merely perpetuates preventable human suffering.  
- A Russian biologist and science communicator released an English-language book on biological immortalism, available at https://immortalityordeath.com, adding to the community’s reading list on life-extension strategies.  
- Self-tracking discussion surfaced a real-time heart-rate observation (65–71 bpm vs 54–60 bpm the previous day), with speculation that fasting or stomach emptiness may influence resting HR—an example of the channel’s ongoing micro-experiments in personal health monitoring.  
- The overarching debate framed germline editing bans as a moral pivot point: “god is dead, and now these people are trying to take his place,” encapsulating the transhumanist view that opposition to enhancement is itself an ethical failure.