- ARPA-H launched “FRONT,” a program to restore brain function after injury using adult-derived dedifferentiated (not pluripotent) stem cells, explicitly avoiding pluripotent cells to prevent teratoma-like growths in the brain.  
- Participants debated the ethics of stem-cell sourcing, with one remark that “ethics means serving the customer, not complainers,” and a warning that pluripotent cells could create “balls of hair and teeth in your brain.”  
- A Reddit thread on why more bioweapons are not being developed was shared; contributors argued that would-be developers lack social competence and resources, while lone actors or petty criminals cannot master the required technology.  
- Discussion of the 2001 anthrax attacks centered on Bruce Ivins, with skepticism about the FBI’s conclusion: coworkers claimed Ivins could not have produced the spores, and odd details (handwritten passwords in trash, memory-loss episodes, “tingling and metallic taste”) were cited as evidence of possible intelligence-agency involvement.  
- Michael Levin tweeted frustration that the flood of important papers is unreadable to busy scientists, highlighting a systemic bottleneck in scientific communication.  
- Hardware advice was offered for 3-D printing compliant mechanisms: Prusa-clones or Voron kits were recommended for hackability and enclosed operation to manage fumes in small apartments.  
- A link to a Mises Institute book on “Abundance, Generosity, and the State” was shared as background reading on economic principles relevant to open-source bio-innovation.  
- A Reddit post about the TapXR wrist-worn keyboard/mouse prompted questions on whether a QWERTY-like typing experience could be achieved with such wearables.