# Key Points from IRC Log

• A mobile app for STD testing was shared via a link to an Observer article, showing interest in health tech applications.

• Discussion of a new spaceship factory being built in the Mojave Desert by "The Spaceship Co.", indicating interest in commercial space ventures.

• Several biohacking and DIY biology projects were discussed, including art with bioluminescent bacteria, the Gibson assembly technique, and OpenPCR (an open-source PCR machine).

• Detailed technical conversation about CAD software options for open hardware development, with kanzure describing work on "lolcad," a Python-based parametric CAD kernel that exports to STEP format and efforts to reverse engineer the SolidWorks file format.

• A user named glytch introduced DNAqa.com, a platform for correlating genetic SNP data with user-reported traits and behaviors, designed to find patterns in genomic data from 23andMe users.

• Discussion of intellectual property issues related to 3D printing, with a link to a paper titled "It Will Be Awesome if They Don't Screw it Up: 3D Printing, Intellectual Property, and the Fight Over the Next Great Disruptive Technology."

• Mention of a European Parliament conference titled "Making Perfect Life: Bio-engineering in the 21st century," showing interest in policy discussions around biotechnology.

• Debate about the market potential for DIY biology equipment, with participants noting that most people in the space are "broke" and waiting for market validation.