# Summary of IRC Log from July 5, 2012

• Twilio announced global SMS pricing, with a CSV of their rates being shared in the channel.

• A significant research paper was shared about a 130% lifespan increase in an organism by combining four gene tweaks, including two from zebrafish: hsf-1, D. rerio lyz, aakg-2(sta2) and D. rerio ucp2.

• A discussion about tissue engineering revealed concerns about pharmaceutical companies buying patents for basement membrane components that can be 3D printed, potentially slowing down medical innovation for profit reasons.

• There was a conversation about technological enhancement in sports, specifically regarding the LZR Racer swimsuit that was banned from the Olympics for providing unfair advantages, with someone noting the irony of the term "technological doping."

• A link was shared about naked mole rats as an exception to several theories of aging, highlighting their unusual longevity.

• The channel discussed the need for standardized testing of how individual metabolisms respond to different diets, nootropics, and exercise regimens, noting that diet effectiveness might be heritable within families.

• Alessandro Delfanti's PhD thesis "Genome Hackers, rebel biology, open source and science ethic" was mentioned in relation to DIY biology and biohacking communities.