# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Log

• OpenWorm was mentioned as a possible answer to the question about "the old grass-roots open source group that was researching worm mind-uploading," though kanzure clarified it was actually called MURG.

• Discussion of hackerspaces included news about Shanghai government proposing 100 community hackerspaces and a library building its own hackerspace, with suggestions that such spaces should build book scanner robots.

• A significant conversation about organ regeneration technology covered how proteins can be separated from cells using household detergent (sodium dodecyl sulfate) to create protein scaffolds that can be repopulated with a patient's own cells, eliminating the need for immunosuppressants.

• Participants discussed various biological disciplines (structural biology, biotechnology, cell biology, bioinformatics, systems biology) in relation to life extension, with some arguing that transformational hardware and physics/industrial manufacturing would be more important than any single biological discipline.

• The conversation touched on bioprinting technology from companies like Organovo, with participants expressing excitement about the potential for growing functional organs like lungs and hearts, potentially curing heart disease within 5-10 years.

• There was discussion about the integration of programming, machine learning, and in silico simulations with biological research to accelerate progress in life extension technologies.