# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussions

- Participants discussed Rapamycin as a potential cognitive enhancer, acknowledging the complexity of cognition enhancement and limitations of simple pharmaceutical approaches.

- The community debunked a misleading Daily Mail article about "GM babies," clarifying that the research from 2000 involved cytoplasmic transfer rather than genetic modification, highlighting problems with science reporting in tabloids.

- Updates about the Higgs boson discovery were shared, with physics blog links showing LHC experiments detecting signals at 125 GeV that aligned with Standard Model predictions.

- A researcher discussed ordering 700 unique primers with 7-bp barcodes for bacterial 16S rRNA sequencing, prompting conversation about the need for better programmatic interfaces to DNA oligomer synthesis companies.

- Jordan Miller's sugar printing research was discussed alongside electrohydrodynamic inkjet micro/nanoprinting techniques and their potential applications in tissue engineering.

- Backyard Brains shared their 3D-printed electrode manipulator called "The Searcher," a low-cost alternative to commercial manipulators used for recording electrical responses from optogenetic fruit fly larva.

- The community collaborated on preserving and sharing Library Genesis, an 8TB repository of academic papers and books, by identifying working torrents and discussing mirror hosting options.