# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (March 6, 2011)

* A user mentioned that the Blue Brain Project reportedly lost funding from IBM after a disagreement about IBM's claims of simulating a cat cortex, with Henry Markram (Blue Brain leader) stating it was "just the same number of neurons, not really a cat structure."

* Discussion about OpenCog included criticism that it's essentially "prolog written in lisp with multivalue logic and a standard library of truisms" that won't produce AGI in a reasonable timeframe, though it does contain a useful hypergraph library.

* Backyard Brains was noted to be working on remote-controlled cockroaches, demonstrating advances in simple neural interfaces and biological control systems.

* A user shared information about Peer Evaluation (peerevaluation.org), a platform for open scientific review and collaboration.

* A user mentioned Axeq Technologies offering exome sequencing for just $2,000, indicating the rapidly falling costs of genomic technologies.

* A participant named Lukas mentioned working on several transhumanist initiatives including iGEM, biohack.me, and establishing a transhumanist organization at their university.

* The DIYbio movement continues to spread globally with the announcement of a DIYbio Newcastle group (diybioncl.eventbrite.com).

* H+ Magazine was noted to be looking for an editor, though the position only pays $400/month and involves significant work reviewing and soliciting articles.