# Summary of IRC Log from May 30, 2013

The IRC log from the #hplusroadmap channel on May 30, 2013 contained minimal substantive discussion, but a few notable points were shared:

* A user shared information about a breakthrough in human Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT), noting that researchers incorporated caffeine and electrical pulses into the process to improve cellular reprogramming and blastocyte development, which yielded human embryonic stem cells.

* The SCNT technique involved removing DNA from an unfertilized human egg, inserting a patient's mature skin cell containing their DNA, and prompting a chemical reaction that led to a blastocyst, from which researchers were able to develop various cell lines including beating human heart cells.

* A job posting was shared from the Long Now Foundation seeking a Project Coordinator for their de-extinction initiative to "bring back extinct species and to apply genomic solutions to species on the brink of extinction."

* A link to a teardown analysis of the Form 1 3D printer from Formlabs was shared (http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=3110), providing technical details about this stereolithography 3D printing device.

* A user shared a link to Recon Jet (http://jet.reconinstruments.com/), which appears to be a wearable heads-up display technology.