# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Open Source Ecology is developing an open-source CAD/CAM solution with a $1.2 million budget, potentially building on FreeCAD, though there appears to be uncertainty about leadership of the software development effort.

• The BIOFAB project is characterizing biological parts in E. coli (promoters, UTRs, terminators) to create well-documented, modular components with predictable expression levels, using an automated workflow system for flow cytometry data analysis.

• A participant described their DIY biohacking experiment implanting a neodymium magnet coated in Sugru in their hand to sense magnetic fields, with discussion of various bioproofing approaches including Sugru, hot glue, and parylene coating.

• The Brain Preservation Foundation received 501(c)(3) status and added Sebastian Seung to their advisory board, indicating growing institutional support for brain preservation research.

• Discussions on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) focused on technical implementation using LM334 constant current sources and whether to incorporate current monitoring displays.

• A Russian entrepreneur named Dmitry Itskov was mentioned for his project aiming to achieve immortality through progressive technologies: brain-controlled robots, brain transplantation into robots, and eventually consciousness uploading.

• One participant described plans to create and cryopreserve induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells from their own tissue for potential future use, noting this could be done with autologous fibroblasts without requiring mouse embryonic fibroblast feeder cells.