# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (May 3, 2011)

• A reference was made to a Whitesides article from around 2006 containing useful information on microfluidics, though the specific link was not shared before the user disconnected.

• Utopiah shared information about a transhumanist conference, providing a press release in English at transhumanistes.com/conf2/PressRelease.pdf, noting it was created with an old typewriter and scanned.

• A false news report claiming Google was investing in transhumanist research in France was discussed and debunked, with Utopiah providing links to the debunking on French transhumanist forums.

• Kanzure expressed skepticism about a "goal-oriented transhumanist discussion group" that appeared to lack concrete goals beyond its own formation, and later criticized the "Vegas group" mentioned on fightaging.org for producing rhetoric without substantive contributions.

• A discussion about creating machine-readable biological protocols occurred, with suggestions that PCR might be a good starting point due to DIY community interest, and mention of a CD-ROM-based protein purification system from scientific literature.