# Key Points from IRC Conversation

• Participants discussed DIY gene therapy experiments, suggesting "hello world" tests like creating colored urine or mint-scented sweat to verify success, with specific discussion of mammillarinin and betacyanin compounds that could produce purple urine.

• The Foresight 2010 conference livestream was a focal point, featuring presentations on self-replicating machines, 3D printing, nanomedicine, AFM technology, and DNA sequencing methods from speakers including Hod Lipson and Merkle.

• Several valuable research repositories were shared, including collections of longevity papers, stem cell research, nootropics information, and neuro-related resources at heybryan.org, demonstrating the community's emphasis on open knowledge sharing.

• Technical biohacking discussions included DNA synthesizer plans (whether to purchase from eBay or build from scratch) and detailed biochemical pathways for betacyanin synthesis in plants, showing the practical DIY aspects of the community.

• The Eureqa software (http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/eureqa) was highlighted as a tool for discovering mathematical equations and hidden relationships in data, representing the computational tools being leveraged in this space.

• Conversations touched on sustainable living technologies, including micro-dwelling designs and energy modeling software, alongside discussions of brain-computer interfaces and gene delivery methods to the central nervous system using pseudotyped non-integrating lentiviral vectors.