# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Dec 12, 2009)

• Organovo's 3D organ printing technology was discussed, with a link to an article about their work on printing blood vessels, though there was skepticism about the hype surrounding their actual achievements: http://singularityhub.com/2009/06/15/organovo-pioneers-3-d-organ-printing/

• A discussion about SKDB (a software project for open hardware) included requests for better technical documentation, with participants discussing the need for clearer explanations of the classes and functionality.

• Bioinformatics was mentioned in several contexts, including research on the HOXC6 gene, hidden Markov models for remote homology detection, and a speculative "gene sensor" concept for environmental DNA sampling.

• A link to a 3D-printable object on Thingiverse was shared: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1425

• There was discussion about open source tools and environments, including Python programming, Ubuntu Linux, and virtualization technologies for cross-platform development.

• Several participants discussed encoding issues for multilingual communication (particularly Russian text), highlighting technical challenges in internationalization for collaborative platforms.