# Key Points from IRC Log (Feb 18, 2009)

- A significant biomedical advancement was shared regarding self-renewing human neural stem cells, with links to a PhysOrg article and the PNAS paper "A rosette-type, self-renewing human ES cell-derived neural stem cell with potential for in vitro instruction and synaptic integration."

- Kanzure was actively pursuing connections with biological supply companies, contacting Carolina and Invitrogen, noting that "Invitrogen is friendly to B2B apps" and demonstrating initiative in reaching out to the eCommerce director at Carolina.

- Open source tools were discussed, including OpenEDATools.org (for electronic design automation) and the Smart Package Manager project, which aims to create "smart and portable algorithms for solving adequately the problem of managing software upgrades and installation" across major Linux distributions.

- A question was posed about "current/prototypical propulsion systems from slowest to fastest to deliver humans from earth to moon," indicating interest in space travel technologies.

- The conversation demonstrated the channel's focus on open science, biohacking resources, and technological infrastructure supporting transhumanist research and development.