# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Feb 19, 2011)

• A discussion about personal genome sequencing noted that the Human Genome Project used DNA from multiple volunteers to protect identities, and that by December 2008, five individual genome maps had been completed, including those of Craig Venter, James Watson, Yang Huanming, Dan Stoicescu, and Korean researcher Seong-Jin Kim.

• A user shared information about starting an iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) team at their university, noting significant interest from both students and professors.

• A link was shared about Marcin Jakubowski's TED Fellowship, likely related to his Open Source Ecology project which focuses on developing open-source industrial machines.

• There was a brief technical discussion about bacterial cultures with selectable markers, questioning whether they need to be grown on agar plates or can be grown in liquid medium.

• A user inquired about processing algae into biofuel, seeking information on the intermediate steps between growing algae and producing the final biofuel product, with another user noting it's "a long process" involving chemistry.

• A link was shared to a cat brain dissection guide, possibly for educational or research purposes.

• A user mentioned an upcoming "open manufacturing meetup," suggesting ongoing interest in distributed manufacturing technologies within the community.