# Key Points from IRC Log

* Nature Publishing Group (NPG) journals are available for free online in developing countries, which sparked a brief discussion about academic journal access policies.

* A discussion about the correlation between intelligence and attractiveness referenced a Psychology Today article suggesting people with higher IQs are rated as more attractive when evaluated by those who don't know their IQ scores.

* Kanzure mentioned receiving emails from an ISO/STEP standards meeting in China (TC184-SC4), noting it was unusual to receive communications with all attendee emails exposed.

* DIYbio-Houston has rebranded as ARCollaboratory (ARCollab), with links shared to their new website (arcollab.org) and Google Group.

* Kanzure shared notes from an FBI meeting with DIYbio community members, indicating that FBI agents specifically traveled to meet with DIYbio practitioners, suggesting increased government interest in community biology activities.

* There was discussion about the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) collaborating with LA biohackers, with comments about BGI's young workforce (median age under 30) and their ambitious approach to genomic sequencing.

* A mention was made of Molecular Maya toolkit, which allows importing 3D atomic coordinates of molecular structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) into Maya, and Autodesk's sponsorship of the synthetic biology initiative Clotho.