# Key Points from IRC Log

• A discussion about protein simulations and drug design resources, with links shared to a bibliography from gromacs.org (http://www.dddc.ac.cn/embo04/) and a collection of protein biology resources (http://heybryan.org/books/Biology/proteins/).

• A user expressed interest in creating fluorescent proteins in cells, with others suggesting they needed to assemble relevant protocols, papers, equipment lists, and techniques before requesting help.

• Protocol-online.org was shared as a potential resource for biological protocols and methodologies.

• A RepRap blog post about self-assembling robots was discussed (http://blog.reprap.org/2009/02/pull-yourself-together-bot.html), along with a paper on "Proactive Instructions for Furniture Assembly."

• Discussion about a DIY fabrication lab in Texas that was still in early setup stages, with comparison to another fab lab in San Diego (Heads on Fire) focused on high school education.

• A contest for winning a free laser cutter was mentioned (http://www.instructables.com/contest/epilogchallenge/).

• A user expressed interest in scanning and digitizing a collection of books on fluidics (described as "a forgotten technology"), specifically 28 copies of Fluidics Quarterly from the 1970s.